Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Lematang road access in RW 02, Cideng Village,\nGambir District, Central Jakarta, which had been blocked by a fence for\n15 years, has now been reopened and is accessible to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we are opening the portal and clearing the street vendor\nstalls. Previously, this road access could not be used because it was\nblocked by a fence,\u201d said the Camat (District Head) of Gambir, Muhammad\nIqbal, in a written statement in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Iqbal stated that the road closure had caused the area, which was\npreviously used as a public road, to be converted into street vendor\nstalls and illegal parking spaces. According to him, all street vendor\nstalls will be tidied up and illegal parking will no longer be permitted\nat the location. \u201cThis road will be returned to its original function,\nmeaning there can no longer be illegal parking or street vendors setting\nup their stalls here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Head of Cideng Village, Arif Lingga Pratama, said that\nthe removal of the fence, which had blocked the road access for 15\nyears, was carried out following an agreement with local residents.\nMoving forward, the area will also undergo restructuring, such as\nrepairing drainage systems and beautifying the local park.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though it has been opened, there will still be restrictions on\nthe hours the gate is open and closed. However, this is all in\naccordance with the mutual agreement with residents, the core of which\nis that what was previously tightly closed can now be traversed by\nvehicles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Based on gathered information, the road closure was originally\nimplemented due to numerous criminal activities occurring in the area,\nranging from burglaries of empty houses and vehicle mirror thefts to\ndrug transactions and snatch-and-grab robberies. It is noted that the\nroad closure has been in place since 2011, based on an agreement\nintended to ensure the security, order, and comfort of the\nresidents.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lematang-gambir-road-access-reopened-after-15-year-closure-1788444414", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }