The Engineering Portrait Of The HI Roundabout That Finally Made Traffic Smooth This Evening

JAKARTA - Time is at 17:35 WIB. The MH Thamrin lane to the HI roundabout should be the hell path. But this time not.

Incidentally, this afternoon was the start of the socialization of traffic engineering in the HI Roundabout area, Central Jakarta from the DKI Jakarta Transportation Service.

So far, the crossing movement of vehicles at the HI Roundabout is considered a source of congestion. This is also what makes the streets always jammed every afternoon.

Even the jam can follow up to a horse statue.

One of the most congested points is the intersection between vehicles from Jalan MH Thamrin (north) to Jalan Jenderal Sudirman (south) and vehicles from Jalan Jenderal Sudirman (south) to Jalan Imam Bonjol (east).

The congestion that occurred at the HI Roundabout occurred in line with the increase in community mobility during the PPKM Level 1 period, as well as the narrowing of roads due to the construction of the MRT line and the construction of the Transjakarta bus stop.

Therefore, the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency and the Traffic Directorate of the Polda Metro Jaya agreed to carry out traffic engineering to reduce congestion in the HI Roundabout area.

Conditions in the field

Engineering this time is relatively smooth. VOI editors who pass by every hour in traffic, find an anomaly. Super smooth roads.

For some reason, the path is smooth, even up to the Semanggi Bridge. That doesn't mean you can speed up smoothly, but at least not until you have to stop.

For information, traffic engineering in the HI Roundabout area is in a trial phase starting from 4 to 10 July 2022 from 16.00 WIB to 21.00 WIB.

Traffic from the south (Jalan Jenderal Sudirman) that will go east (Jalan Imam Bonjol) cannot immediately turn at the HI Roundabout and be diverted to Jalan MH Thamrin, then turn back at the Horse Statue Roundabout or in front of the Ministry of Transportation Building.

Meanwhile, traffic from the east (Jalan Imam Bonjol) heading west (Jalan Kebon Kacang Raya) and north (Jalan MH Thamrin) is diverted to turn left via Jalan Jendral Sudirman, then turn back at Landmark Kolong Sudirman-Jalan Galunggung-Kupingan BNI-Jalan Jendral Sudirman-and so on.