Jakarta’s expanded odd-even traffic rule has just been modified for the third time since August, so commuters best take careful note of where and when you’ll be able to drive on certain major roads in the capital until the end of the year.
On Friday, Governor Anies Baswedan signed a decree putting into effect an updated version of the traffic control policy, which starts today and will go on until December 31, 2018. The updated odd-even rule is essentially a more limited version of the expanded coverage area which came into effect in August for the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games to clear major roads of gridlock.
The expanded rule was enforced daily from 6 am to 9 pm (including weekends) for the duration of the Asian Games, after which it was changed to exclude weekends and Jalan Arteri Pondok Indah in South Jakarta in the lead up to and during the Asian Para Games.
Now, with the latest update, the rule will be enforced every work day during the rush hours of 6 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 8 pm.
This infographic by the Ministry of Transportation lists the major roads included in the updated odd-even rule, in which Jalan Arteri Pondok Indah has once again been excluded along with Jalan Benyamin Sueb in Kemayoran, North Jakarta.
The Jakarta administration and police both agreed to extend the expanded odd-even rule beyond the two major sporting events as they found that it decreased travel times, carbon emissions, as well as encouraged more people to use public transportation. The city’s government has not yet decided whether or not the expanded odd-even rule will be extended beyond December 31.
The odd-even rule only allows vehicles with odd-numbered plates to use certain major roads during rush hours on odd calendar dates and vice-versa. Violators of the rule are subject to a IDR500K (US$32.80) fine.
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