New toll roads ease traffic jams

New toll roads ease traffic jams

JAKARTA: Toll road operator PT Jasa Marga claimed on Monday
that there was no traffic congestion during peak hours on Jl.
Veteran, South Jakarta, as three new toll roads had commenced
operations.

The three toll roads are part of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road
(JORR) high-budget project. They are: Pondok Pinang-Veteran toll
road, Pondok Aren-Ulujami toll road and Bintaro-Ulujami toll
road.

PT Jasa Marga president Syarifuddin Alambai admitted a mishap
had caused heavy traffic congestion on the first day of
operations, "but further coordination with the traffic police had
resolved the matter".

Construction work on Veteran-Ulujami junction toll road is
still underway. The toll road will connect Jakarta-Serpong toll
road and JORR.

The new toll roads also connect with Pondok Pinang Kampung
Rambutan, Jagorawi toll road and Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, the
Jakarta-Tangerang/Merak toll road and the Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport. -- Antara