Jakarta International Marathon; 36 Roads to Be Blocked on June 23

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Provincial Government has announced the closure of 36 roads in Central Jakarta and South Jakarta for the 2024 Jakarta International Marathon (JAKIM) on Sunday, June 23, from 02:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

Syafrin Liputo, Head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency, confirmed the information Jakarta on Tuesday. He explained that the traffic reroutes will start on Saturday, June 22, at 09:00 p.m. in a bid to ensure the safety of around 15,000 marathon participants. 

The JAKIM 2024 is held as part of the celebration of Jakarta's 497th Anniversary. This sporting event also aims to promote the capital's role as a sports tourism city.

Race Categories and Routes

The JAKIM 2024 will be centered around the northwest area of the National Monument or Monas and will finish at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Senayan. Syafrin mentioned three categories of races in this event: the Marathon (42.195 kilometers), the Half Marathon (21.0975 kilometers), and the 10K. The Marathon category will start at 04:00 a.m., followed by the Half Marathon at 05:15 a.m., and 10 kilometers at 06:15 a.m.

The streets that will be closed during the JAKIM 2024 are as follows:

1. East side of Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat

2. North side of Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan 

3. West side of Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur 

4. Jalan Perwira

5. Jalan Lapangan Banteng Barat

6. Jalan Lapangan Banteng Selatan

7. Jalan Wahidin Raya

8. Jalan Gunung Sahari (from the intersection of Jalan Gunung Sahari-Wahidin until the intersection of Jalan Gunung Sahari-Jalan Budi Utomo)

9. South side of Jalan Budi Utomo

10. Jalan Lapangan Banteng Utara

11. Jalan Katedral

12. South side of Jalan Juanda

13. Jalan Veteran until the intersection of Jalan Veteran-Veteran III

14. Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara (from the intersection of Jalan Merdeka Utara-Veteran III until the intersection of Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara-eastern side of Jalan Medan Merdeka)

15. Jalan MH Thamrin sisi Timur

16. Jalan Jenderal Sudirman sisi Timur

17. Jalan Jenderal Sudirman sisi Barat

18. Jalan Imam Bonjol-Taman Sunda Kelapa (Taman Suropati)

19. Jalan HOS Cokroaminoto (from the intersection of Jalan HOS Cokroaminoto-Imam Bonjol until Jalan HR Rasuna Said)

20. East side of Jalan HR Rasuna Said

21. West side of Jalan HR Rasuna Said 

22. Underpass Mampang Kuningan

23. Jalan Mampang Prapatan Raya

24. Jalan Senopati

25. Jalan Pattimura

26. Underpass Pattimura

27. Jalan Hasanudin

28. Jalan Iskandarsyah Raya

29. Jalan Prapanca Raya

30. East side of Jalan Sisingamangaraja

31. Jalan Sisingamangaraja (from the intersection of Jalan Sisingamangaraja-Raden Patah II-Hang Tuah VII until the intersection of CSW)

32. West side of Jalan Sisingamangaraja

33. Jalan Gatot Subroto until the intersection of Gerbang Pemuda

34. Jalan Gerbang Pemuda until Gate 10 GBK

Jakarta apologizes 

The Jakarta Provincial Government apologizes for the inconvenience caused to the public by road closures and traffic diversions. “We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We hope that the community will join in enlivening Jakarta's anniversary, including on the JAKIM 2024 agenda,” Syafrin said.

The city administration emphasized its commitment to implement the principles of security, safety, and sterilization in the implementation of this sporting event. Aside from the road closures, the weekly car-free day or CFD event in the affected area would be canceled. 

ANGELINA TIARA PUSPITALOVA

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