Traffic jam always been a big problem for many big cities like Jakarta, especially between 8 am to 9 pm (start office hour) and 5 pm to 20 pm (end office hour). But if you have Internet connection in your hand, you can check which way you need to choose to reach your destination. Some traffic service were available to help you, Direktorat Lalu Lintas Jakarta have form a division Traffic Management Centre (TMC). TMC open free call service 112, SMS 1717, and a call center (021-5276001), to provide information about traffic. To monitor traffic in the city, the TMC has installed 60 CCTV cameras around the capital. The views captured by the cameras are displayed on a big screen at the TMC office.
Jendela Jakarta, is another service which offers you live traffic monitor through their website. They also give access via mobile phone with subscribe cost (Rp. 2000,- / 250 minutes – for 7 days). To access via mobile you must download their Java Application first.
