World's worst traffic faces decade of gridlock

Millions of Jakarta commuters will have to struggle through the world's most congested traffic for almost another decade, authorities believe, and they may have to wait even longer if $4 billion worth of new railway projects fail to work out as planned.

Jakarta's gridlocked streets are the biggest headache for the Indonesian capital's 10 million residents and a major hindrance to economic growth.

Workers stranded for hours in buses, cars and motorcycles each day.