1960–1962 stamp depicting the Semanggi Bridge as the part of "road improvement" in Jakarta Semanggi Interchange was built in the 1960s as the part of infrastructure development for
1962 Asian Games and
Sukarno's vision to make Jakarta as the beacon of a new and powerful nation of Indonesia. The Semanggi Interchange area was previously a swamp area filled with clover trees. It was named after
semanggi (cloverleaf) by Sukarno. It was originally designed as one long continuous bridge with cloverleaf interchange. This design symbolized the unification of the territory of the city, as well as a symbol of Indonesian national unity. Before the development of
Karet area, a swath of swamp full of clovers used to exist around it.
1987–1989 In 1987, the interchange was modified with the construction of two additional bridges alongside the original
Gatot Subroto Road bridge. The modification was done to make way for the construction of
Jakarta Inner Ring Road, which would use the original bridge structure. As the result, the 270-degree loops was completely rebuilt with box tunnels underneath instead of being an elevated structure like before. The modified Semanggi interchange was opened by President
Suharto on 10 November 1989.
2016–2017 . Those ramps connects traffic flow from Cawang to
Hotel Indonesia Roundabout/
Monas and from Grogol/Slipi to Senayan/
Kebayoran Baru In 2016, the
Governor of Jakarta,
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama revealed a plan to build two elevated roads around the Semanggi cloverleaf to reduce traffic congestion in the area. The project would become the second modification of the Semanggi Bridge after the first one in 1987. These two new bridges stretch that formed a circle allows road users to drive from Cawang in East Jakarta to the
Hotel Indonesia Roundabout (Bundaran HI)/
National Monument (Monas), and from Grogol in West Jakarta to
Senayan/
Kebayoran Baru in South Jakarta. The new elevated road is built above the existing Semanggi intersection in front of the well-known
The Plaza Semanggi (now Lippo Mall Nusantara) in South Jakarta. The West-South ramp is 769 meters long (between 6 and 11 meters above ground level). The other ramp is approximately 826 meters long with a height of up to 11.5 meters. It was opened to traffic on 28 July 2017 and officially inaugurated by President
Joko Widodo on 17 August 2017.
2019–present Since 2019, developments of the Semanggi Interchange are focused on facilitating pedestrian and cyclers. Along with the sidewalk revitalization project along
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, a cultural spot was built under the Semanggi Interchange, precisely in the area of a tiny road made for motorcycles. To make Jakarta more friendly for cyclers and pedestrians, in August 2022, a new bicycle lane was built at the Semanggi Interchange which was separated from the motorized road. The new bicycle lane was built across the Semanggi park so that a bicycle tunnel was built under the four existing clover-leaf ramps. The work is not only made for cyclers, a number of facilities have also been added at Semanggi Park, such as toilets, cultural spots, bicycle lounges, and pedestrian paths, so that Semanggi Park becomes an open park for communities, especially pedestrians and cyclists. Those new facilities was inaugurated by the
Governor of Jakarta,
Anies Baswedan on 12 October 2022. ==Philosophy==