Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno Stadium recently saw the completion of a new bike lane surrounding the massive sporting complex as the capital is getting ready to host the 2018 Asian Games next month.
The problem is, the lane, which joins up with the impressive new wide sidewalks around GBK, runs through some electrifyingly dangerous obstacles, as seen here:
#Foto Jalur sepeda terhalang tiang di kawasan Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) ramai dibahas. Kayak gini nih penampakannya:https://t.co/8ucQxuOoja
— detikcom (@detikcom) July 31, 2018
Sejumlah trotoar di Ibu Kota kini dilengkapi jalur bagi sepeda, salah satunya di area GBK. Sayangnya, jalur sepeda itu tak mulus dan malah terhalang tiang. https://t.co/MxqeSQZKRw
— detikcom (@detikcom) July 31, 2018
Thankfully, instead of cyclists having to expertly dodge the electric poles, state-owned electric company PLN is today removing said poles to clear the path.
Karena mengganggu, petugas PLN bakal merobohkan tiga tiang yang berada di jalur sepeda di GBK, Senayan. Begini pantauannya:https://t.co/vLIELQb9SH
— detikcom (@detikcom) July 31, 2018
This doesn’t appear to be a case of poor planning, either, as the poles were already there before the bike lane was built. PLN just hadn’t gotten around to removing the poles until now.
“In truth Inasgoc (Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee) asked for [the removal of the poles] a long time ago. But before the poles were still supporting networks of cables. Now there are no cables, so we can do our jobs with ease,” Sukamto, a PLN official at the scene, told Detik.
PLN says it will remove all electric poles on the bike lane, but, based on Detik’s observation this morning, there are still several poles standing in front of Gate 1 of the GBK.
Indonesia is no stranger to urban planning fails. One impractical design flaw that has gone viral recently is guiding paths for the blind on sidewalks that lead directly into trees, electric poles and even a big hole in the ground.
