Minister Dody Says He Will Try Again to Test the MLFF Toll Transaction System

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo revealed that the contactless non-stop toll transaction system (MLFF) will be tested again.

"As far as I know from the Head of the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT), he informed that when we first tested it in Bali, there was no conclusion whether the trial was successful or not. Then we finally agreed to test it again," said Dody, quoting Antara.

However, he continued, because this MLFF is a concern of many parties, the Ministry of PU involves many parties such as the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), the prosecutor's office, the police, and various other related stakeholders.

Dody also said that regarding this MLFF there are several stages of trial that must be carried out in accordance with the contract that has been signed between the Indonesian government in this case the Ministry of PU with PT Roatex Indonesia Toll System (RITS).

"If I'm not mistaken, the plan is in the next 2 months, but there are several technical criteria that must be met by PT RITS, Mr. Head of BPJT who knows. Well, it must be met first before we set the time when we can do a trial. Where? Do you want to try it again in Bali or do you look for other points. But the easiest thing is actually in Bali because there the traffic is not too big, too crowded, but what we want can be like that," he said.

The Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) of the Ministry of Public Works (PU) emphasized that the contactless non-stop toll transaction system (MLFF) must be implemented carefully, and the plan still requires further trials on congested toll roads.

The multi-lane free flow (MLFF) project, which was delayed, is currently being re-evaluated after a trial on the Bali Mandara Toll Road. BPJT assessed that the next test phase needs to be carried out on toll roads with higher traffic such as Jabodetabek or Trans Java.

The head of the BPJT Ministry of PU Wilan Oktavian explained that each stage of the implementation of the MLFF needs to be prepared thoroughly. Currently, a report must still be submitted before determining the location and time of the next trial. He also reminded that the trial requires the involvement of various stakeholders so that it cannot be done in a hurry.

Meanwhile, BPJT member of the Ministry of PU Sony Sulaksono Wibowo revealed that a number of issues still require adjustments, ranging from the integration of MLFF technology with the systems that toll operators already have, adjustments to the payment mechanism through payment service providers (PJP), to aspects of enforcement of rules for toll transaction violations.

In addition, Sony said that coordination with the National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) was also needed. He said that Korlantas also needed a firm legal umbrella because its authority was limited to enforcing traffic violations.