Jakarta's chronic congestion

Indonesia’s capital Jakarta suffers a heavy economic penalty for its chronic traffic congestion. This has been revealed by a new report from the Jakarta Transportation Agency, which says that the city loses some US$3.2 billion/year from traffic congestion. To deal with the problem the city authorities have a series of plans to upgrade the road system. The plans include building flyovers and widening roads, as well as constructing a further six inner-city toll roads.
May 16, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSSIndonesia’s capital Jakarta suffers a heavy economic penalty for its chronic traffic congestion. This has been revealed by a new report from the Jakarta Transportation Agency, which says that the city loses some US$3.2 billion/year from traffic congestion. To deal with the problem the city authorities have a series of plans to upgrade the road system. The plans include building flyovers and widening roads, as well as constructing a further six inner-city toll roads.

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