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Jakarta Traffic Returns to Normal After Protest Chaos
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Jakarta Traffic Returns to Normal After Protest Chaos

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Jakarta traffic has returned to normal around the Parliament building after protests on August 27.
  • Earlier, the Pejompongan and Slipi toll gates were temporarily closed due to the demonstrations.
  • Authorities have reopened the toll gates as the situation has stabilized.

Traffic in Jakarta has returned to normal following a day of protests and clashes near the Parliament building. The Directorate of Traffic at the Polda Metro Jaya confirmed that all traffic diversions around the Gedung DPR/MPR in Central Jakarta were lifted on Friday morning.

Director of Traffic, Police Grand Commissioner Firman Darmansyah, stated that traffic flow was back to normal. Earlier, the Pejompongan and Slipi toll gates, which had been temporarily closed, were reopened. These closures were a response to the presence of demonstrators on the Pejompongan/Slipi arterial road.

Jasa Marga, the toll road operator, had announced the temporary closure of the Pejompongan and Slipi toll gates leading to Grogol. They also implemented situational traffic control for exits at Pejompongan toll gate KM 09+700 towards Grogol. The company advised drivers to use alternative routes. However, by 8:08 AM, Jasa Marga reported that all access points were reopened as the situation had normalized.

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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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