Morning macet madness caused by road closures for Asian-African Conference VIPs will be repeated this evening

We’re really sorry if you experienced horrific traffic this morning (or are still stuck in macet right now). The closure of six major roads in Jakarta to clear the way for a couple of foreign VIPs going to the Asian-African Conference will do that.

Those major roads, which include Sudirman, Thamrin, Rasuna Said and Gatot Subroto are now finally open again, but the macet madness will make its return this evening when police will again clear the streets for foreign dignitaries attending gala events.

Police have announced that road closures will also take place this evening from 5 pm until 6:30 pm. That is when VIP guests will depart from the Jakarta Convention Center to head to the State Palace on Jalan Merdeka Utara for a gala dinner starting at 6pm. 

The roads closed for this will be those heading from Senayan to the Palace, including Jalan Sudirman, Jalan MH Thamrin and Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat. The roads will also be closed while guests are returning to their hotels, starting at 7pm and going until 10 pm. 

Oh yeah, and don’t forget that all those six major roads from this morning (which also include Gatot Subroto and Rasuna Said and around Blok M)



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