Fatmawati Toll Gate Opens Freely To Unravel Congestion TB Simatupang Applicable Until The End Of October

South Jakarta Fatmawati Toll Gate/PHOTO Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government and the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) starting today open one lane from Fatmawati Toll Gate for free for four-wheeled vehicles to relieve congestion on TB Simatupang Street.

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung revealed that in the early stages, the opening would be tested for five days, as well as the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency conducted a study to assess its effectiveness and contribution in breaking up the horror congestion at TB Simatupang.

"With the arrangements we have made, hopefully these five days will be able to provide satisfactory results, significantly reduce mabilities," Pramono said while inspecting the Fatmawati Toll Gate, South Jakarta, Monday, September 15.

The opening of the toll gate with a special lane on the far left and exiting the Lebak Bulus ramp will last until the end of October 2025. Every day, one lane from Fatmawati Toll Gate is only opened in the afternoon and evening, which is 17.00 to 20.00 WIB.

"If then in this simulation it is successful in reducing the paint in Simatupang and in Fatmawati, then I have asked the Transportation Service to work together with BBJT, carried out until the end of October," Pramono explained.

Pramono ensured that this policy would not result in losses in the income of the toll road which was covered by one lane. "No toll road revenue has decreased. Because we only use the left lane that has not been passed so far," he continued.

Pramono also promised to accelerate the completion of the excavation projects which resulted in long traffic jams on Jalan TB Simatupang.

Pramono ordered his staff to complete construction work at TB Simatupang next month. This is demanded that the community no longer be harmed because of the traffic density there.

Currently, there are a number of projects carried out at the same time. Among them are the Perumda PAM Jaya drinking water pipeline, the Jakarta Sewerage Development Project (JSDP) work or the construction of a wastewater treatment plant carried out by Perumda Paljaya, and the integrated utility network (SJUT) excavation work by the Highways Office.

"At the end of October is the time limit that I gave PAM Jaya for water, Paljaya for waste, and the Bina Marga Office. If that can be done, hopefully the problem of painting in TB Simatupang which I think is this horror, we can really handle it well," he concluded.