Claims For Faster Vehicle Speeds, DKI Transportation Agency Extends Traffic Engineering Trial At HI Roundabout In The Next Week

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JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, said that the traffic engineering at the HI Roundabout which had been implemented this week had succeeded in accelerating the movement of vehicles in the area.

"After the traffic engineering management was carried out, there was an increase in vehicle speed of around 6 percent, from 29 kilometers (per hour) to 30 kilometers (per hour) in the afternoon," said Syafrin at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Monday, July 11.

Syafrin assessed that the traffic engineering trial at the HI Roundabout had a positive impact. Therefore, the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency will extend the trial period for the next one week until July 17, accompanied by monitoring the impact of traffic in the surrounding area.

"For this trial, it will be extended for the next week while looking at the impact of management and engineering at the HI Roundabout intersection on other intersections or road networks that are parallel to it," explained Syafrin.

For example, there are those from Rasuna Said Kuningan, Imam Bonjol, Kebon Kacang, Mas Mansyur, and other areas. We will continue to evaluate them. Hopefully this week, after we have had technical discussions, we will announce whether it will be permanent or something like that," he continued.

For information, traffic engineering in the HI Roundabout area is in the trial phase starting from 4 to 10 July 2022 from 16.00 WIB to 21.00 WIB. This trial will continue until Sunday, July 17, 2022.

In its implementation, 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.