City thoroughfares

City thoroughfares are busy again as

they were reopened after being closed for around a week
following protests staged by supporters of losing presidential candidate PS that
the protests turned into riots in Central and West Jakarta.
Riots broke out in the vicinity of (Bawaslu) on Jl. MH Thamrin
and spread to other locations, such as nearby Tanah Abang and Slipi in West Jakarta,

eight people died, while hundreds were injured, including journalists and humanitarian workers. 
The riots caused authorities to close some sections of roads in Central Jakarta, namely x,y,z.

and Jl. Majapahit in the vicinity of the Presidential Palace and the Constitutional Court building,

and Jl. Imam Bonjol where (KPU) is located.

Traffic around the House of Representatives complex was also rerouted.

“All the roads have been reopened on Tuesday,”

, said as quoted by kompas.com on Tuesday, adding that
only two lanes of Jl. MH Thamrin had been reopened as
the police still needed to locate movable concrete barriers in front of the Bawaslu building.   

The May 22 incident also prompted managers of buildings and businesses in the area to cease  operations over safety concerns. (menghentikan)
Prominent shopping centers such as Sarinah, PI, and GI as well as Southeast Asia's largest textile market in Tanah Abang were among the places impacted by the rioting, which

compelled them to close for several days
causing estimated losses of more than Rp 1 trillion. (memaksa)

Traders in TA Market alone suffered Rp 200 billion (US$13.9 million) per day in lost revenue due to the closure.

The re-opening of Jl. MH Thamrin has also resumed the operation of city-owned Transjakarta buses
passing by the area.
Previously, some routes, needed to be modified following
road closures and traffic diversion.
“From today on, Transjakarta will resume picking up and dropping off passengers as usual,”.
Governor Anies has expressed hope that
the re-opening of the roads would not trigger further violence in the area.
The governor went on to say that
 the city administration has assigned its agencies to keep monitoring the area for possible disturbances.

“Our authorities are always ready in those areas,”