East Jakarta Transport Sub-Department Reviews Official Parking in Matraman, Including Areas Around Police Station and Health Centre

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The East Jakarta Transport Sub-Department (Sudinhub) is currently reviewing the application of official parking on Jalan Matraman Raya, including around the East Metro Jakarta Police Station and Jatinegara Health Centre. “It is still under review (the implementation of official parking),” stated the Head of Operations Section of the East Jakarta Transport Sub-Department, Emiral, when confirmed on Friday (8/5/2026). The review is being conducted to assess community needs while reorganising parking spots that have been deemed chaotic so far. He explained that under the regulations, parking management aims to realise safe, orderly, smooth, and integrated parking services with community activity centres. According to Emiral, the Matraman Raya area features several public activity points such as places of worship, health facilities, post offices, the police station, and trading centres. However, due to the lack of organisation, parking conditions in the location are often irregular. “There are activity centres like churches, hospitals, post offices, police station, culinary hubs, markets. But because they are not yet organised, it becomes chaotic. If organised later, it should be neat. But it is still under review,” he said. Emiral emphasised that field officers routinely conduct supervision, including in front of the East Metro Jakarta Police Station, which is one of the dense vehicle spots. “In front of the police station, it is still being regulated. We collaborate with the police’s Propam every morning for plotting along Jalan Matraman,” he said. He added that on Friday morning, officers took action against several violating vehicles, from tyre deflation to towing. “There are several vehicles that were deflated, some were towed and taken to the Sub-Department. Those towed were also fined by the police,” he said. This situation causes traffic on Jalan Matraman Raya, especially around the police building to the Jatinegara Market area, to become congested. Although some vehicles are no longer visible at the main point in front of the police station, several vehicles are still found parked at other points, including around the post office and Jatinegara Health Centre.