Jl. Simatupang is now a hazard to motorists

Jl. Simatupang is now a hazard to motorists

JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta mayoralty administration
called on motorists passing the T.B. Simatupang outer ring road
to be extra careful, due to some traffic changes in line with the
construction of a tollway parallel to the artery road.

Mayoralty spokesman M. Yanis told The Jakarta Post over the
weekend that, due to the construction of the tollway over the
median strip of the road which connects Pondok Pinang and
Cikunir, the mayoralty can only install temporary traffic signs.

"The situation has been worsened by the fact that public
transportation crew have unlawfully removed traffic signs in
order to cut their route," he said.

Yanis said that to avoid excessive spending the mayoralty had
only installed temporary traffic signs.

Currently, the traffic regulations alongside the outer ring
road keep changing, especially at the Pasar Minggu crossing where
people come from Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta to Pondok Pinang, South
Jakarta, and this has caused inconveniences for motorists.

The construction of the tollway includes the development of
six overpasses and one underpass.

The tollway is being constructed by PT Marga Nurindo Bhakti, a
company owned by Mrs. Siti Hardijanti Rukmana, President
Soeharto's eldest daughter.(03)