Indonesian National Team Competes, Senayan Alert Traffic Conditions

Monitoring of access to SUGBK was observed to be very congested (VOI/Ulfa Gusti).

JAKARTA - The traffic situation for the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) menu, Jakarta, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, in the afternoon WIB experienced congestion. This situation occurred related to the holding of a crucial match between the Indonesian national team vs Australia at 19.00 WIB.

Based on VOI.id monitoring at the location of the road around Pancoran to Senayan, traffic began to slow down entering Jalan Layang Simpang Susun Semanggi. Seen two-wheeled vehicles dominating around.

The travel time that can usually be passed from Pancoran to Senayan which is less than 30 minutes, has now become longer. The VOI.id team that followed the road to SUGBK even had to travel about 50 minutes to get to the location from Pancoran to the west in a two-wheeled vehicle.

Dalam pantauan juga terlihat banyak pengendara yang mengenakan attribute untuk mendukung Skuad Garuda yang akan menjalani laga kedua Grup C Babaran Ketiga Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2026 versus Australia. Begitu pula para penumpang yang menggunakan transportasi umum seperti Transjakarta, tampak mengenakan attribute dominasi red.

The situation in the streets, which is getting crowded and dominated by the journey of supporters of the Indonesian national team to SUGBK, has actually been predicted by the police.

Previously, the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi, said that he had deployed joint troops around the location of the match. In addition, traffic around SUGBK will also be engineered.

However, he said that traffic engineering is situational depending on the situation and conditions on the ground.

"There will be situational traffic engineering. People who have no interest in passing through around GBK, matches at 19.00 WIB, will later be directed by our officers in the field," he said.

The match will be a tough test for both teams. Australia, which has just lost 0-1 to Bahrain, is trying to rise up against a confident Indonesia after detaining Saudi Arabia 1-1.

Currently, the position of the Indonesian national team in the Group C standings of the 2026 World Cup Qualification is ranked fourth behind Japan, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Australia is in fifth position and China is caretaker of Group C.