The DKI Provincial Government Proposes An Increase Budget Of IDR 1.5 Trillion For The Development Of The Velodrome-Manggarai LRT

Light Rail Transit (LRT) on the Velodrome-Kelapa Gading route. (ANTARA-Rivan Awal L)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has proposed an additional budget of IDR 1.5 trillion for the construction of the 1B phase of the Jakarta LRT for the Velodrome-Manggarai route this year.

This budget is proposed to be included in the regional capital participation (PMD) to PT Jakarta Propertindo in the 2023 APBD changes. If approved, there will be another program budget allocation that will be shifted to increase LRT capital.

This was revealed by the Head of the DKI Jakarta Regional Financial Management Agency (BPKD) Michael Rolandi Cesnanta Brata at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Commission C meeting.

"We were asked to increase PMD for PT LRT by Rp1.5 trillion," said Michael at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building, Tuesday, May 9.

So far, DKI has disbursed PMD budget for the construction of the Jakarta LRT route Velodrome-Manggarai Rp916 billion in the 2023 budget year APBD. Then, continued Michael, the DKI Provincial Government will again allocate the LRT development budget in the 2024 APBD.

"Later, in 2024 we will add more (PMD for the construction of the Jakarta LRT). So, a total of IDR 4.5 trillion," he said.

It is planned that the 1B phase of the Jakarta LRT has 5 stations with a length of 6.4 kilometers, namely Youth Station, BPKP Station, Pramuka Market Station, Matraman Station, and Manggarai Station.

So far, as many as 6 LRT stations have operated with a length of 5.2 kilometers in phase 1. So, if the 1B phase has been built, the Jakarta LRT has a route length of 12.2 kilometers with 11 stations ranging from Pegangsaan Dua Station to Manggarai Station.

In continuing the construction of the LRT Jakarta route Velodrome-Manggarai, the DKI Provincial Government provided regional capital participation (PMD) of IDR 916 billion sourced from the APBD for the 2023 fiscal year.

If not delayed, the construction work on the light train with the Velodrome-Manggarai route is planned to start in August this year. It is targeted that the Jakarta LRT with the Velodrome-Manggarai route can operate in a limited way by 2024.

When fully operational, the Jakarta LRT is targeted to carry 185 thousand passengers per day. However, based on the results of a feasibility study or feasibility study, the estimated passengers of the Jakarta LRT are around 80 thousand to 100 thousand passengers per day.