UPK Monas Promises to Clean Up Urine Odor Behind IRTI Bus Stop

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — The Management Unit of the National Monument Area (UPK Monas) will clean the area behind the TransJakarta IRTI Monas bus stop, which has been reported to have a strong urine odor, on Monday (21/9/2026).

UPK Monas Head Muhammad Isa Sarnuri said the cleaning was scheduled for Monday because there were events held at the Monas area over the past two days.

"The cleaning will be carried out soon, but tomorrow because there have been activities in the area these last two days," Isa told Kompas.com on Sunday (20/9/2026).

The cleanup will be coordinated with several agencies since the management of areas around the bus stop falls under different jurisdictions.

UPK Monas will coordinate with Gambir District Office, Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), Transportation Agency (Dishub), the Highways Agency (Bina Marga), the Water Resources Agency (SDA), and PT Transportasi Jakarta (TransJakarta).

Isa explained that public restrooms are available at the Lenggang IRTI area, which is not far from the location.

Therefore, he believes there should be no one urinating in that spot.

Moving forward, inter-agency coordination will be improved to prevent similar issues from recurring.

"We will enhance coordination because the pedestrian area is managed by Bina Marga, the TransJakarta bus stop area, the parking managed by Dishub, and the public order supervision outside the fence handled by Satpol PP," he said.

Previously, the strong smell of urine was detected around the TransJakarta IRTI Monas bus stop on Saturday (19/9/2026).

The unpleasant odor was particularly noticeable behind the building used as a rest area for tourist TransJakarta drivers and staff.

The smell was also experienced by pedestrians and workers in the vicinity.

A Kompas.com observation at the time showed several TransJakarta cleaning staff scrubbing the area behind the building.

They carried jugs filled with fragrance liquid and sprayed it over the spots emitting the urine smell.

The gaps behind the building have also been closed off with wooden slats and metal to prevent people from urinating there.