Cyclist in CFD

DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to put on halt Car Free Day Again

Implementation of Motorized Vehicle Free Day (HBKB) or on weekends will be on halt during the transition period of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB).

"The HBKB in Sudirman-Thamrin  will be close," said DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency Head Syafrin Liputo when confirmed, Wednesday (6/24).

CFD in the Sudirman-Thamrin area was only held again last Sunday (6/21) after almost three months of being on a halt due to the spread of the corona virus. However, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has again decided to cancel CFDs per Sunday (28/3).

Meanwhile, Head of the Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) Arifin explained the elimination of CFD only in the Sudirman-Thamrin area. He said he would look for other alternative locations for CFD implementation later this week.

"Maybe there will be another kind of alternative place, how to make room for people outside Sudirman-Thamrin," Arifin said.

"Because yesterday the evaluation was that people from afar had to go to Thamrin-Sudirman," he added.

Residents conduct rapid tests and swabs in the Sudirman street area, Central Jakarta. Sunday (6/21/2020). CNN Indonesia / Andry Novelino. The people who participated in the car free day activity conducted a rapid test and swab on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Central Jakarta. (CNN Indonesia / Andry Novelino)

Arifin said that the DKI Provincial Government wanted to prevent the crowd of residents in the CFD which were only concentrated in the Sudirman-Thamrin area. Thus, the CFD will be planned not to be centralized in one region.

Then, CFD might not be implemented by closing the road. The Provincial Government plans to hold CFDs in a number of parks or other locations in five administrative regions of the Capital City.

"Being inventoried by each region. Being prepared, there will be further information from the mayors," he said.

A number of residents who were active on a car free day last Sunday underwent a rapid test related to Covid-19 around Istora Senayan, Jakarta. From the test results, at least two people were declared reactive Covid-19.

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