Underpass work leads to detours

Underpass work leads to detours

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

After the long weekend, Jakartans passing through Pondok Indah,
South Jakarta, will have to get used to heavy congestion due to
the ongoing construction of an underpass in the area.

The Jakarta Transportation Agency said in a release that it
would also build two more underpasses on Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu,
connecting it with Jl. Tanjung Barat and Jl. Ragunan Raya
respectively.

A one-kilometer long line of cars was backed up on Tuesday
morning along Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda in Pondok Indah leading to
the Rp 30 billion (US$3.23 million) underpass project, which is
opposite the Pondok Indah Mall, news portal Detik.com reported.

The construction of the underpass, undertaken by developer PT
Metropolitan Kentjana, is intended to make way for the expansion
of the mall into vacant land across the road. The mall extension,
which will cost Rp 800 billion, will be connected to the mall
using two suspended arcades.

The agency recommends that motorists avoid the junction, where
the number of lanes will be reduced to make way for the
construction work.

Instead of traveling through Pondok Indah, motorists heading
from Bintaro, South Jakarta, to Jl. Fatmawati may go via Jl.
Radio Dalam or along the southern section of Jl. TB Simatupang.

Vehicles heading from north to south via Pondok Indah are
recommended to avoid Jl. Metro Pondok Indah and travel via Jl.
Radio Dalam and Jl. Fatmawati instead.

As for motorists affected by the work on the Pasar Minggu
underpass , alternative routes are via Warung Buncit, Mampang
Prapatan and Jl. Kapt. Tendean. They can also use the inner city
toll road leading to the Jagorawi toll road and TB Simatupang
toll road.

The capital has seen a number of road improvements this year.
Four projects, namely the underpasses at Senen, Central Jakarta,
Cawang, East Jakarta, and Tomang, West Jakarta, as well as an
overpass on Jl. Daan Mogot, also in West Jakarta, will be
operational by the end of the year.