Traffic on Jalan Kapten Tendean towards Pancoran Reopened After Bridge Demolition

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Police and the South Jakarta Transportation Agency have reopened traffic flow on Jalan Kapten Tendean, Mampang, heading towards Pancoran, after the demolition of a pedestrian bridge (JPO) that was struck by a truck.

Initially, officers placed traffic cones to temporarily halt the flow of vehicles in the area. Then, at 17:10 WIB, motorcycles and cars were gradually allowed to pass along Jalan Kapten Tendean towards Pancoran.

Conditions on the ground appeared heavily congested as it was rush hour, with people returning from work or school. Several motorcyclists were also observed coming from the opposite direction and were reprimanded by police officers.

The flyover towards Pancoran remained open, but no Transjakarta buses were seen passing through.

According to information at the scene, the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at around 01:00 WIB. The truck was transporting heavy equipment from the Summarecon Bogor area to the Attorney General’s Office in South Jakarta. The incident happened because the driver was distracted by a mobile phone and failed to consider the maximum height of the load.

As a result of the incident, the JPO structure suffered severe damage. The stairs were seen separated from the bridge body, while one of the support pillars was lifted due to the impact from the truck carrying a crane passing underneath. There were no casualties in the incident.