Prolonged weekend in city facilitates traffic flow<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to prolong the weekend
\nto prevent traffic congestion during the Asia Pacific Economic
\nCooperation (APEC) meeting activities has facilitated traffic
\nflow in the capital's streets which are usually clogged by cars.<\/p>\n
An official of the City Land Transportation Control Agency,
\nwho asked for anonymity, said yesterday that the traffic
\nsituation in Jakarta was \"under control\".<\/p>\n
\"Traffic in the city is very smooth. There have been
\npractically no serious traffic jams,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The traffic congestion has moved to in and around Puncak, a
\nhilly vacation resort some 75 kilometers from here, because
\nthousands of Jakartans have flocked there to spend their long
\nweekend, he said.<\/p>\n
\"We have recorded around 48,000 vehicles leaving Jakarta for
\nthe Puncak highlands since Thursday,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The long weekend is based on a presidential decree declaring
\nNov. 14 and Nov. 15 as public holidays for all government and
\nprivate sector offices, as well as schools.<\/p>\n
Presidential Decree No. 74\/1994, signed by President Soeharto
\non Nov. 7, stated that the gathering of the 18 leaders of the
\nAPEC forum and their activities in Jakarta and Bogor on those two
\ndays will likely cause \"extraordinary traffic congestion\" that
\nwill \"inconvenience\" the public.<\/p>\n
Detail situation<\/p>\n
Thanks to the decree, there are no traffic jams on most of the
\nstreets, which are known for their gridlock, such as Jl. Dr.
\nLatumenten, Jl. S. Parman, Jl. Tomang Raya and Jl. A.K. Sasuit
\nTubun, all in West Jakarta, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jl. K.H. Mas
\nMansyur, Jl. Sudirman and Jl. M.H. Thamrin, all in Central
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
In South Jakarta, where many housing estates are located such
\nas Bintaro Jaya and Pondok Indah, the traffic situation was not
\nas quiet but no traffic jams emerged.<\/p>\n
The traffic situation on Jl. Ciputat, Jl. Pasar Minggu Raya,
\nJl. Dr. Saharjo, Jl. Prof. Dr. Soepomo, all also in South
\nJakarta, was very smooth.<\/p>\n
A similar situation was found in the Cawang area and Jl.
\nInspeksi Kali Malang in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Suara Pembaruan daily reported on Monday that many of the
\npublic transportation drivers in East Jakarta have little to do
\nbecause there are practically no passengers to be carried.<\/p>\n
The daily also said that there were no street vendors to be
\nseen at the intersections on Jakarta's protocol roads because of
\nthe frequent patrols of the city security and order department
\nofficers. (mas)<\/p>",
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