Next month, the first section of the north-south MRT metro Line 1 is scheduled to open, offering hope of a little respite for residents of Jakarta from the notorious traffic congestion, where cars creep along at less than 10 km/h on average. The metro opening, planned for mid-March, is likely to occur just ahead of a general election, due in April. Some local observers have sug-gested the timing may be intended to offer a boost in the polls to President Joko Widodo, who was Jakarta gover-nor in 2012-14.
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机译：下个月，南北地铁1号线的第一部分计划开放，这为臭名昭著的交通拥堵给雅加达居民带来了些许喘息的希望，那里的汽车平均行驶速度不到10 km / h。计划于3月中旬开通的地铁很可能会在即将于4月举行的大选之前进行。一些当地观察家建议，此举可能是为了刺激2012-14年度雅加达州长乔科·维多多（Joko Widodo）的投票。
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