Jakarta Applies brand-new Odd-Even Traffic Restrictions

The Department of Transportation from the capital is actually set to apply a brand-new odd-even license plate traffic rule which will come into effect on August 30.

In an attempt to alleviate congestion in Jakarta, Dinas Perhubungan dan Transportasi or the Department of Transportation will exercise a brand-new odd-even license plate system.

The brand-new traffic rationing scheme is actually said to be part of a transition plan leading up to the application of Electronic Road Pricing (ERP).

The odd-even license plate rule has today entered its test phase, which will continue until August 26. The rule applies only on weekdays during morning as well as evening rush hours as well as from the city’s congestion zones – vehicles will still be allowed to operate as per usual in non-congestion areas.

The morning rush hour period is actually set via 7am-10am, while from the afternoons/evenings, the item will run via 4.3pm-7.30pm. To comply with the brand-new regulation, vehicles with license plates which end in odd numbers will be allowed to operate in congestion zones on odd dates, as well as vehicles with license plates which end in even number will only be allowed to operate in congestion zones on even dates.

Congestion zones include: Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Jl. MH Thamrin, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, as well as Jl. Gatot Subroto.

The regulation will not apply for the president, vice president, diplomats with ‘RI’ license plates, fire departments, ambulances, as well as public transportation vehicles with yellow license plates.

In April, Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama dismissed the old 3-in-1 system which he believed extorted young children as well as babies, getting rid of the need for joki or people who were paid to act as an extra commuter in order which drivers with fewer than three passengers could legally go through the congestion zones. Dissatisfied by the system, Governor ‘Ahok’ called to replace the item with the odd-even license plate scheme.

License plate dealers are already seeing a huge increase from the demand for brand-new plates for people who own more than one vehicle.

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