Depok Traffic Congestion

The light turns green.
They forget to start driving.
Margonda is one of Depok’s main thoroughfare.
Margonda is notorious for its severe traffic congestion.

Jakarta's main thoroughfares

the average vehicle speed

vehicles were spending more time stuck in traffic.

city implement an odd-even policy

the worsening traffic congestion

to construct a second Puncak toll road lane to ease traffic congestion

toll road lane can no longer accommodate the excess amount of vehicles.

An additional lane would accommodate cars traveling from

84 congestion points that needed to be fragmented.

drivers stuck in traffic.

I caught in traffic.

To reduce traffic congestion.

To reduce stress in traffic congestion.

Implement the odd-even rules.

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A lane to ease traffic congestion.

To apply a yearly operational limit for vehicles.

Motorist are caught in traffic

Depok residents ask for concrete solution to overcome traffic woes (kesengsaraan)

Depok residents have asked their city administration

to come up with a concrete solution for worsening traffic congestion

instead of just playing music at traffic lights to cheer up drivers stuck in traffic.

The idea to play music at traffic lights was expressed by Depok mayor.

“This is an idea to entertain Depok residents,

especially on Saturday and Sunday when stuck in traffic congestion.

Commenting on the idea,  a resident in the Sukatani area, said

the plan would not reduce traffic congestion.

“That’s not a solution [for traffic congestion],

why not just apply a yearly operational limit for vehicles, for example,

a car can operate for 10 years

so only cars that started operating in 2009 can be used.

Satrio appreciated the government’s intention to reduce stress in traffic congestion.

the city administration must implement a concrete solution to reduce traffic congestion,

such as the odd-even rules used in Jakarta.

“It’s not the best solution for reducing traffic congestion in Depok,

Depok mulls plan to play songs at traffic lights to entertain motorists

 

Infamous for its traffic congestion amid continuous development,
the Depok administration is mulling over a plan to play traditional Indonesian music at traffic lights

to entertain motorists caught in traffic and hopefully reduce stress levels.
“It is an idea to entertain Depok residents who are caught in traffic.
The administration will study the plan and coordinate its details with other related parties, such as the police, he said.
“We can ask the police’s opinion;

they may have a different opinion [on the idea].

People may forget to start driving [when the light turns green]

if they enjoy the songs too much.”
He acknowledged that

it would take time to study the plan
and decide whether it would be effective or not.

One of Depok's main thoroughfares, Jl. Margonda,
Margonda is notorious for its severe traffic congestion
as motorists, buses, public minivans compete on the street,

which lined with malls, schools, residential areas, stores and cafes.