Note! During The 2023 New Year Celebration, Polda Metro Will Close Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin At This Time

Traffic Director of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Latif Usman/Rizky AP/VOI

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya will gradually close the Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin section during the celebration of the New Year 2023. The goal is to 'clean up' the passing of vehicles. "So earlier, the car free night started to close gradually, namely at 18.00 WIB the selectiveness that will enter Sudirman-Thamrin. Now at 20.00 WIB it has been completely closed," said Traffic Director of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Latif Usman to reporters, Friday, December 30. Meanwhile, the Trans Jakarta closure will be situational. Later, referring to the conditions and situations on the ground. "Busway will operate to see the situation, if it can still run as usual, we will operate it, but if the crowd can't be passed it's not comfortable to carry out the car free night busway, we will transfer it," he said. Later, in the traffic flow security scheme, 950 personnel will be deployed. They are placed at all points that hold New Year's Eve celebrations in the Jakarta area and its surroundings. "The number of personnel and then the night itself is around 950 personnel," said Latif. For information, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government held a Young-Mudi Night festival with the concept of a car free night event along Jalan Jenderal Sudirman to Jalan MH Thamrin. Along this location, there will be a number of locations for art entertainment points with entertainment stages by presenting various different genres of music. Locations of entertainment points include the Areas of Post Bloc, Sarinah Area, Areas of the Bundaran HI MRT Station, Areas Jl. Imam Bonjol HI Roundabout, Daerah Penthouse Area, SCBD Area, FX Sudirman Area, Youth Statue Building Area, and Area M Bloc Space.