DKI Targets Paid Road Implementation In 18 Roads
JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is targeting the implementation of electronic road pricing (ERP) on 18 roads in the capital city by 2039.
The Head of the Electronic Paid Road System Management Unit of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Zulkifli, said that his party had proposed 18 road corridors along 174.04 kilometers to implement the electronic paid road (JBE) in the Raperda on the Jakarta Transportation Master Plan (RITJ).
"We have included it in the Jakarta Transportation Master Plan. We will discuss it in 2022. A total of 18 road corridors, almost 174.04 kilometers of roads that will be ERPed," said Zulkifli in the FGD on the Implementation of Electronic Paid Roads, quoted by Antara, Wednesday. , December 15th.
Zulkifli explained that the projected implementation of the JBE is in line with public transportation networks, such as TransJakarta and rail-based, such as MRT, LRT, and commuterline.
Currently, TransJakarta already has 13 main corridors and will develop up to 17 corridors with a feeder network for the Jabodetabek area.
However, the implementation of ERP is gradual. As an initial stage, the DKI Provincial Government will conduct an auction for the ERP construction at the CSW Intersection or near the ASEAN MRT Station to the HI Roundabout for 6.7 kilometers.
There is also an auction and ERP construction on the road segment is estimated to be in 2022, while road operations are paid for in 2023.
The DKI Transportation Agency has also proposed ERP tariffs ranging from Rp. 5,000 to Rp. 19,900 for one pass.
According to Zulkifli, the ERP implementation is aimed at increasing public interest in switching from private vehicles to public transportation.
In addition, with the decrease in the use of private vehicles, the air quality in Jakarta will be better as pollution is reduced.
"The most important thing is from the legal sector, there will be a new paradigm in road action. At first, it was on the spot on the road, but now it has become electronic," he said.