The Bicycle Monument Hasn't Been Inaugurated Yet, Anies' Men Deny The Construction Of Standing Up

Sudirman Bike Monument (Photo: Diah/VOI)

JAKARTA - The construction of a monument or inscription with the theme of using bicycles on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman has been widely discussed since April 2021 because of the large budget that has been disbursed.

However, until now, the bicycle monument has not yet been inaugurated. Head of Traffic Division of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Rudy Saptari, denied the construction of the bicycle monument.

Rudy said, the inauguration of the bicycle monument will be carried out simultaneously with the permanent bicycle lane along Jalan Sudirman.

"It's not stalled. It's still running. We are still at the same time with the inauguration of the bicycle lane," said Rudy when contacted, Wednesday, September 22.

Rudy said that currently the progress of the bicycle monument construction has reached 90 percent. He said there is still work on connecting electricity to the lights in the circle of the monument. Rudy predicts that the bicycle monument will be completed this month. However, the bicycle monument to a permanent bicycle path is not necessarily inaugurated in the same month. Because, there is still work on a permanent bicycle path that has not been completed.

"Not yet, because there is still some work being done, such as the construction of the Semanggi ring area, then there is also the installation of a planter box in Dukuh Atas. This is still progressing," he explained.

Rudy admitted that one of the reasons for the delay in the construction of the bicycle monument and permanent bicycle lane was because the simulation had not been carried out. Because, in the last few months, Jakarta has experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases and is focusing on dealing with the pandemic.

"Yesterday we also had PPKM. We have not been able to do a simulation because indeed Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin is one of the roads that has been blocked for PPKM," said Rudy.