West, North Jakarta traffic rerouted for Air Show
West, North Jakarta traffic rerouted for Air Show
JAKARTA (JP): Traffic in West and North Jakarta will be
rerouted when the inner ring road opens tomorrow.
The toll roads to be opened are Grogol-Pluit, East Ancol-
Jembatan Tiga, the Cengkareng access ramp and Penjaringan
junction.
President Soeharto is scheduled to officiate the opening of
the roads at 10 a.m., at the entrance of the Tanjung Priok II
toll road.
Soeharsono Martakim, the director general of road development
at the Ministry of Public Works, explained yesterday the traffic
changes on toll roads and on regular roads. Martakim said the
traffic changes will be effective until all toll road ramps are
completed, but he could not say when.
The changes are part of preparations for the International Air
Show, which is scheduled to begin on June 22.
The traffic reroutes were listed by a special team set up
before the air show.
On regular roads, traffic changes include routes around
Jembatan Tiga and Pluit. Vehicles heading for the Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport from these areas are to use the old
Cengkareng road, which leads to North Jakarta.
Vehicles from Meruya, Daan Mogot and Tangerang towards the
airport are to pass the Penjaringan junction.
Other changes will affect vehicles along the Grogol overpass,
for vehicles traveling in the direction of Jl. Satria, Jelambar.
Part of the traffic will be directed to use the non-toll road.
Meanwhile, some of the vehicles passing the Grogol overpass
heading for Tomang will also be directed to the non-toll road.
On toll roads, traffic changes include the site around the
Pluit toll road entrance.
Until September, motorists between Tomang and Tanjung Priok
are to use the U-turn near the entrance of the Pluit toll road.
The entrance to the Jembatan Tiga I toll will only be used for
traffic in the direction of Tanjng Priok and Tomang or Semanggi.
Other changes affect roads around the exit ramp of Tanjung
Duren in Grogol. Vehicles traveling from Tomang to Tanjung Duren
are to take the left lane and those heading for Pluit must use
the right lane.
Traffic will also be rerouted around the Tomang exit ramp in
front of the West Jakarta mayoralty office and around the Grogol
toll road entrance.
Vehicles from the Jakarta-Cikampek and the Jagorawi turnpikes
heading for the Airport, Glodok or Mangga Dua through the Cawang
interchange are suggested to use the harbor road in the direction
of Tanjung Priok. (anr)