Motorists! Avoid certain major roads this morning<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City Police have asked motorists to refrain from
\ndriving on certain major streets and toll roads for one hour this
\nmorning while they rehearse the convoy of the Asia Pacific
\nEconomic Cooperation (APEC) delegates.<\/p>\n
\"The general rehearsal will be carried out from 8 to 9 a.m.
\nbut we'll start blocking the streets and toll roads 15 minutes
\nearlier,\" secretary of the City Traffic Police Directorate Lt.
\nCol. FX Sunarno said here yesterday.<\/p>\n
Sunarno called on all Jakartans, in particular those who
\nnormally take the blockaded routes to get to work, to drive one
\nhour before or after the scheduled rehearsal.<\/p>\n
\"The route of motorists taking the rehearsal roads will be
\nblockaded,\" he reminded.<\/p>\n
Today's rehearsal will begin from the tollroad in Tomang
\nheading to Bogor via the Jagorawi tollroad in Cibubur. The
\n\"delegates\", to be picked up from various star-rated hotels, will
\npass Jl. Lapangan Banteng Barat, Jl. Pejambon, Jl. Medan Merdeka
\nTimur, Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Jl. M.H.
\nThamrin, Jl. Sudirman and pass through the tollroad in Semanggi.<\/p>\n
Head of the directorate Col. Soeroso said in a statement that
\nduring today's rehearsal, the flow of traffic heading from
\nKebayoran Baru in South Jakarta to Jl. Sudirman and downtown Kota
\nwill be shifted to Jl. Kyai Maja, Jl. Trunojoyo, Jl. P. Tendean
\nand Jl. Rasuna Said. Motorists from Tanah Abang heading for
\nPondok Pinang area in South Jakarta are advised to go through the
\nPejompongan artery road.<\/p>\n
Motorists using Jl. Sisingamangaraja and Jl. Pattimura will be
\ndetoured to Jl. Asia Afrika, heading towards the Pejompongan
\nartery road to Tanah Abang.<\/p>\n
Those who enter Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Thamrin will be blocked,
\nSoeroso said.<\/p>\n
Col. Soeroso said in the statement that traffic flowing to the
\nsouthern part of the city will be shifted as follows: from Jl.
\nBuncit Raya to Jl. Rasuna Said and Pasar Minggu Raya to Jl.
\nSupomo. Those from Jl. Dewi Sartika will be re-routed, depending
\non the traffic situation, before being shifted to Jl. Otista.
\nThose from Kramat Jati will be let into Cililitan prior to being
\nshifted to Jl. DI Panjaitan.<\/p>\n
The shifting schedule of traffic coming from the western part
\nis plotted as follows: those from Kebon Jeruk tollroad will be
\ndetoured before being shifted to Jl. Tomang Raya passing through
\nJl. Suryopranoto and Jl. Juanda. Traffics from Jl. Daan Mogot
\nwill be shifted to Jl. Kyai Tapa and Hasyim Ashari. Those from
\nPluit will be shifted to Jl. Kyai Tapa, Jl. Tomang Raya and Jl.
\nKS Tubun. The Grogol-Cawang tollroad will be closed during the
\nrehearsal.<\/p>\n
\"Motorists heading from the west to Cawang are urged to pass
\nthrough Jl. Casablanca, Jl. Kampung Melayu and Jl. DI Panjaitan,\"
\nSoeroso said.<\/p>\n
Traffic from Kota heading to south will be directed and
\nshifted to Jl. Juanda, Jl. Gunung Sahari, Jl. Hasyim Ashari and
\nJl. Suryopranoto.<\/p>\n
Those from Tanjung Priok tollroad heading to Bogor or Bandung
\nare advised to take Jl. Raya Bogor and the Jakarta-Cikampek
\ntollroad because the Jagorawi tollroad will be closed during the
\nrehearsal.<\/p>\n
Motorists from Bekasi heading to downtown Kota are asked to
\ntake the Tanjung Priok-Pramuka tollroad or Jl. Cempaka Putih.<\/p>\n
Soeroso said that during the rehearsal (from Jakarta to Bogor
\nand vice versa), the toll gates on the blockaded highways will be
\ntemporarily closed.<\/p>\n
Today's rehearsal is applied in line with the scheduled
\ntransporting of the delegates back and forth to the APEC forum
\nsummit in Bogor on Nov. 15.<\/p>\n
Similar efforts were carried out over three consecutive days
\nbeginning last Friday, though no roads or toll roads were
\nblockaded.<\/p>\n
According to Sunarno, the transportation activities on the
\nother days will be conducted by randomly blocking a number of
\ntoll gates, especially at a time when official convoys are to
\npass through.<\/p>\n
\"We hope that people will reduce the use of their own cars
\nduring those days,\" he said and asked employers and company
\ndirectors to understand should their staff fail to turn up on
\ntime.<\/p>\n
During the first two arrival days, several roads will be
\ntemporarily closed to let the delegates arrive at their hotels on
\nschedule. (bsr)<\/p>\n
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