Pramono Anung Feels His Own Congestion Of TB Simatupang, Promises Letter To Central Government

Illustration of congestion on the TB Simatupang road, South Jakarta (@jakaratupdate)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung admitted that he had experienced the situation of being stuck in traffic on Jalan TB Simatupang, South Jakarta, which many road users have complained about recently.

"Last Saturday, I was deliberately not escorted by the driver and both wanted to check on my own and it was really bad," said Pramono at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, August 20.

According to him, congestion often occurs that wastes time and energy on motorized vehicles crossing TB Simatupang due to a number of government excavation projects.

"For TB Simatupang, the problem is that there is a national strategic project, PSN. It is a central government project and the complaints are prolonged," said Pramono.

Therefore, Pramono admitted that he would communicate with the central government working on the project to minimize the impact of traffic density on that route.

"I will specifically write a letter to the central government that coordinates the PSN to help Jakarta reduce congestion at TB Simatupang," said Pramono.

Furthermore, Pramono claimed that traffic on other roads had decreased the volume of congestion. Seeing this situation, he felt there was a need for special treatment to overcome the "horor" congestion at TB Simatupang.

"I have also instructed that there is no longer any Mr. Ogah in the middle of the road that regulates traffic. Everything must be the responsibility of the police, Satpol PP, Transportation Service. For that we will arrange it because that is the cause of one of them is why in TB Simatupang happened," he explained.

Recently, severe congestion is often on Jalan TB Simatupang, South Jakarta. Many motorized vehicle drivers complain that their time and energy are wasted because they cross the road.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, explained the cause. Currently, wastewater pipe installation work is being carried out.

"The location of the wastewater pipe installation work is on Jalan TB Simatupang entering construction work gradually," Syafrin told reporters.

Currently, construction work consumes one lane of traffic, leaving one or two lanes that road users can cross. In its planning, the five project implementation sections will be completed from November to December 2025.