Cawang bypass should be avoided

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Transportation Agency is to indefinitely reroute traffic passing Cawang bypass, along Jl. Mayjen Sutoyo and Jl. DI Panjaitan in East Jakarta on Friday, due to the construction of an underpass.

The agency advises motorists traveling along Jl. Letjen MT Haryono/Jl. Otto Iskandardinata heading to Jl. Halim Perdanakusumah to use alternative roads, namely via Jl. Dewi Sartika and Jl. Cililitan Besar.

Motorists from Jl. Halim Perdanakusumah heading to Jl. Letjen MT Haryono are advised to go via Jl. Gereja/Jl. Mayjen Sutoyo, or Jl. Dewi Sartika, while motorists passing Jl. DI Panjaitan heading to Jl. Mayjen Sutoyo are advised to take Jl. Otista 3, Jl. Otto Iskandardinata and Jl. Dewi Sartika.

In the announcement made available to the media on Thursday, the agency also advised motorists from Jl. Raya Bogor who are heading to Jl. DI Panjaitan to take Jl. Dewi Sartika, Jl. Otto Iskandardinata, Jl. Otista 3 and other alternative roads. -- JP