During The MotoGP Race Parade, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat And MH Thamrin Are Temporarily Closed

Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya will apply traffic engineering during the parade of 20 MotoGP racers in Jakarta. Under the scheme, a number of roads will be closed.

"There will be a closure of even one stream when the group passes from the (state, ed) palace to the Kempinski Hotel along the road," said Traffic Director of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo to reporters, Tuesday, March 15.

The road closures will begin at 10.00 to 11.00 WIB, on Wednesday, March 16. Meanwhile, the roads that have been closed include Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat and Jalan MH Thamrin which lead to the HI roundabout.

"From the opposite direction south to north (the HI-Istana Merdeka Roundabout) will run normally as usual," said Sambodo.

Then, his party will also put a guardrail along the parade route. The goal is to limit the distance between the parade participants and the public.

"To do this so that no spectators suddenly jump into the middle, or to maintain the safety of the riders," said Sambodo. Twenty racers of various classes will parade in Jakarta, before leaving for Lombok to undergo the second series of races in the MotoGP calendar this weekend. front.

The Pertamina Mandalika Circuit will host the Grand Prix of Indonesia on March 18-20 after the world's most prestigious motorcycle racing event has been absent for 25 years in Indonesia.

Before heading to the circuit on the southern coast of Lombok Island, big names such as Marc Marquez, Joan Mir, Francesco Bagnaia, Andrea Dovizioso, will bring MotoGP excitement to the capital in a procession that will start and end at the Merdeka Palace.