Opening of Sidewalk in Front of US Embassy in Jakarta After a Decade: Before and After Comparison

Jakarta –

After a decade of closure, sidewalk in front of the US EmbassyUS Embassy) is opened. The following is a comparison of the conditions before (before) and after (after) the opening of this sidewalk.

The location of the sidewalk in front of the US Embassy is on Jl Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, Saturday (10/6/2023).

detikcom Do Your Magic guarding the aspirations of these pedestrians since May 30. They demanded that the sidewalk in front of the US Embassy on Jl Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, be opened after being covered with a concrete barrier and barbed wire for so long. The pedestrian rights group, the Pedestrian Community, also demands the opening of the sidewalk.

After 25 reports from detik.com Do Your Magic, the sidewalk in front of the US Embassy was opened. The process leading to the opening was marked by positive responses from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the US Embassy.

“Accessibility, safety and walkability are important considerations for a big city like Jakarta. We welcome and look forward to working with the Indonesian government to reopen the sidewalks in front of the US Embassy,” Sung Y Kim tweeted, Tuesday (6/6).

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono is coordinating with all parties to ensure the opening of this sidewalk. Finally it was true, on Friday (9/6) evening without being known by many people, the yellow troops of the DKI Highways Service moved to the location to remove the sidewalk barriers at the location, in the form of concrete barriers, metal portals, and barbed wire.

Following are the conditions before (before) and after (after) the opening of the sidewalk in front of the US Embassy:

Watch Video “Seeing the Sidewalk in Front of the US Embassy which Re-Opened“

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