Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said (''H.R. Rasuna Said Avenue'') or Jalan Rasuna Said (''Rasuna Said Avenue'') is one of the main avenues of

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, Indonesia. It was constructed during the 1970s. It is located in the

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. The road was named after Hajjah Rangkayo Rasuna Said, a

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. The road runs from Setiabudi, South Jakarta, to Tendean, Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta. The Rasuna Said Street is also one of the Odd–even Traffic Restriction Scheme implementation zones (Monday to Friday, 06:00-10:00 and 16:00-21:00).

History and planning

Jalan Rasuna Said was a relatively new thoroughfare in

, having been planned during the early 1970s, when the Indonesian economy began a period of sustained high economic growth as a result of oil export revenue during the 1973 global energy crisis. Construction commenced in 1973, launched by Public Works and Electricity Minister Sutami. Planners had originally intended to extend Jalan HOS Cokroaminoto in

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to the south to meet Jalan Gatot Subroto. In this plan, the south end of Jalan Rasuna Said would be connected to Jalan Gatot Subroto via a

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. This cloverleaf interchange plan was not implemented. Jalan Rasuna Said was completed by 1979. Its first buildings included Gelanggang Soemantri Brojonegoro Sports Complex (1974), Gedung Wanita (demolished, now Gama Tower), and Setiabudi Building complex. The area southwest of Jalan Kuningan was planned as the ''Future Kuningan Kompleks'' to contain a complex of embassies. This complex was developed as Mega Kuningan, one of the most expensive areas in Jakarta and home to the embassies of Hungary, Switzerland, the Netherlands, India, Singapore and Poland. In the 1990s, Jalan Professor Dr. Satrio and Jalan Casablanca would extend from Jalan Kyai Haji Mas Mansyur through to Tebet, passing Jalan Rasuna Said in the middle via an underpass. In the 2010s, a flyover was constructed to ease congestion.

Administrative villages

The road crosses seven administrative villages of Jakarta: *

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* Setiabudi, South Jakarta *

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* Karet * Karet Kuningan * Kuningan Timur * Kuningan Barat,

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There is an access point towards Mega Kuningan from the road. This road houses many important buildings, such as the

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, Ministry of Health and foreign embassies.

Notable buildings along Jl. HR. Rasuna Said

''Buildings are sorted from

to Mampang Prapatan.''

Intersections

This road has 10 intersections, namely: * Intersection Rasuna Said Bridge (towards Sudirman Station and Latuharhari) * Intersection St. Regis Hotel Jakarta (towards St. Regis Hotel Jakarta) * Intersection of East Menara Imperium (towards Tower Empire and Epicentrum) * Intersection of West Atrium Setiabudi / Setiabudi Aini (towards Aini Hospital) * Intersection of West and East (towards Karet Pedurenan and Epicentrum) * Intersection of East GOR Sumantri (towards Epicentrum) * Intersection of West and East Casablanca (into Kuningan and Casablanca) * Intersection of West and East Patra Kuningan (into Mega Kuningan and Patra Park) * Crossroads Kuningan Mampang (towards Semanggi and Pancoran) * Tendean intersection (towards Tendean Plaza and

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headquarters)

Transportation

Bus routes

TransJakarta

The road is served by

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Corridor 6 with the route from Ragunan to Dukuh Atas 2. There are five TransJakarta shelters, they are: * Kuningan Timur * Patra Kuningan * Departemen Kesehatan * GOR Soemantri * Karet Kuningan * Kuningan Madya * Setiabudi Utara TransJakarta routes that serves HR Rasuna Said Street are: * BRT routes ** Corridor Pulo Gadung–Patra Kuningan ** Corridor Ragunan–Dukuh Atas 2 ** Corridor Ragunan–M.H. Thamrin via Kuningan ** Corridor L13E Latuharhari–Puri Beta 2 ''(express)'' * Inner city feeder ** Corridor 6H Lebak Bulus - Senen ** Corridor 6K Patra Kuningan - Karet * Railway station feeder ** Corridor 6C Tebet Station - Departemen Kesehatan ** Corridor 6M Manggarai Station– Blok M * Royaltrans ** 6P Cibubur Junction - Kuningan ** B13 Summarecon Bekasi - Kuningan ** D31 South City Cinere - Kuningan

Rail transport

The street is also served by Cibubur and

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lines of the Jabodebek LRT with three stations. Those stations are: * Kuningan * Rasuna Said *

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References

Cited works

* Berkmoes, R.V. ''et al''. ¨Indonesia¨. Lonely Planet, 2010. * {{Roads of Jakarta Roads of Jakarta Central Jakarta South Jakarta