JAKARTA - Heavy rain that has been pouring down on Jakarta since Monday morning has caused waterlogging on a number of roads and has an impact on the late arrival of Transjakarta buses in several corridors and routes.
Head of the Corporate Secretary and Public Relations Division of Transjakarta Tjahyadi DPM said that this condition also triggered traffic congestion in a number of areas.
"The impact of heavy rain and waterlogging on Monday morning triggered traffic congestion in several areas of Jakarta," Tjahyadi said in a statement, Monday, January 12.
He detailed that the delay occurred on the Koridor 5 bus route from Kampung Melayu to Ancol, Koridor 7 from Kampung Melayu to Kampung Rambutan, Koridor 9 from Pinang Ranti to Pluit, and Koridor 10 from Tanjung Priok to PGC.
In addition to the main corridor, nine bus routes were also affected. The routes include 5C Cililitan-Juanda, 7C Cibubur-Cawang Cililitan, 7D TMII-Pancoran, 7P Pondok Kelapa-Cawang Cililitan, 7W Cawang-KCJB Halim Station, 9A Cililitan-Grogol, 9C Pinang Ranti-Senayan Roundabout, B41 Vida Bekasi-Cawang Central, and D11 Depok-Cawang Central.
Tjahyadi apologized to customers for the condition. "We apologize for the inconvenience to customers. Stay alert and be careful on the road," he said.
Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that light rain will still rain on some parts of Jakarta from Monday morning to evening. The air temperature in Jakarta is estimated to be in the range of 23 to 26 degrees Celsius.
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