Jakarta Car-Free Day Area Expanded to Rasuna Said, Starting at 05:30 WIB
Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung has announced an expansion of the coverage for the Vehicle-Free Day (HBKB) or Car-Free Day (CFD) in Jakarta. In addition to the new location, the Jakarta CFD will also start earlier, at 05:30 WIB.
Quoted from detikcom on Friday (8/5/2026), the plan to add the CFD location was initially announced by Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung. According to Pramono, Jalan HR Rasuna Said in South Jakarta will become a CFD location, in addition to Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin.
“Rasuna Said will then be prepared to become a car-free day like Sudirman-Thamrin,” Pramono said at Jakarta City Hall, quoted on Saturday (9/5/2026).
According to Pramono, the implementation of CFD on Jalan HR Rasuna Said will start at 05:30 WIB until 10:00 WIB.
The start time for this CFD is earlier than the CFD on Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin. Usually, CFD starts at 06:00 WIB.
So, will the time for CFD on Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin also change?
Governor Pramono plans to advance the CFD time on Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin starting from 1 June 2026. The CFD in the Sudirman-Thamrin area will start at 05:30 WIB.
“Starting from 1 June, the car-free day will be proposed to start at 05:30 in the morning. Those who want to run can run first,” Pramono said.
Pramono stated that the change in CFD hours is intended to provide more space for the public to exercise in the morning. He also mentioned that the enthusiasm for exercise among Jakarta residents is increasing.
In line with this policy, he targets the revitalisation of the former monorail route area on Jalan Rasuna Said to be completed in early June. He hopes the inauguration can be held on 22 June.
“Rasuna Said, hopefully, will be completed in early June, inaugurated on 22 June on Jakarta’s birthday,” he said.
He stated that CFD has become one of Jakarta’s tourist attractions. Pramono said many residents from outside Jakarta and even foreign tourists participate in the CFD in the capital.
“Now many people from outside Jakarta, even from outside Indonesia, come specifically to Jakarta just to join the car-free day,” he said.
He hopes that the CFD on Jalan Rasuna Said will spark a new tourism spot. He said many tourists come to CFD before returning to their home areas.
“And I am convinced that with the opening in Rasuna Said, there will be even more tourism spots in Jakarta,” he said.
As for traffic engineering?
The DKI Transportation Agency will carry out traffic engineering on Jalan HR Rasuna Said during the CFD. There are six alternative routes for traffic diversion during the CFD implementation. Here is the engineering:
Traffic from the east (Manggarai) towards the west (Tanah Abang/Karet) can go through Jalan Sultan Agung-Jalan Galunggung-Jalan Karet Pasar Baru Timur III-Jalan Karet Pasar Baru Timur II-Jalan RM Margono Djojohadikoesoemo and so on.
Traffic from the east (Kampung Melayu) towards the west (Tanah Abang/Karet) can go through Jalan Raya Casablanca-Jalan Prof Dr Satrio-Jalan KH Mas Mansyur and so on.
Traffic from the west (Tanah Abang/Karet) towards the east (Manggarai) can go through Jalan RM Margono Djojohadikoesoemo-Jalan Galunggung-Jalan Sultan Agung and so on.
Traffic from the west (Tanah Abang/Karet) towards the east (Kampung Melayu) can go through Jalan KH Mas Mansyur-Jalan Prof Dr Satrio-Jalan Raya Casablanca and so on.
Traffic from the north (Menteng) towards the south (Kuningan) can go through Jalan Galunggung-Jalan Gembira-Jalan Kuningan Persada-Jalan Kuningan Mulya-Jalan Achmad Bakrie Barat-Jalan Casablanca and so on.
Traffic from the south (Kuningan) towards the north (Menteng) can go through Jalan Prof Dr Satrio-Jalan Denpasar Raya-Jalan Setiabudi-Jalan Setiabudi Utara Raya-Jalan Setiabudi Tengah-Jalan Galunggung and so on.
The DKI Provincial Government will also provide 3,687 Parking Space Units (SRP) around the event location. The locations are spread across four points, namely:
Pasar Festival and GOR Soemantri with capacity for 305 cars and 437 motorcycles,
Rasuna Epicentrum area with capacity for 850 cars and 685 motorcycles,
Setiabudi One with capacity for 310 cars and 450 motorcycles,
Nyi Ageng Serang Building with capacity for 215 cars and 435 motorcycles.