Viral 25 Sections Of Jakarta Roads Will Be Paid, Transportation Agency Affirms ERP Has Not Been Implemented

Illustration. Residents crossed the bicycle lane on Jalan MH. Thamrin, Jakarta, in July 2020. (Between-Aditya PP)

Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency (Dishub) Syafrin Liputo emphasized that the DKI Provincial Government has not implemented the implementation of the electronic road pricing (ERP) system in Jakarta.

This is in response to information circulating on TikTok social media regarding 25 roads in Jakarta that will be subject to paid rates. Syafrin emphasized that there is no schedule for when a paid road will take effect.

"For the application of electronic road pricing (ERP), the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government ensures that the policy has not been implemented," Syafrin told reporters, Wednesday, May 7.

According to Syafrin, the traffic density control system which is now implemented on 25 roads in Jakarta is odd-even. The odd system still applies in the morning and evening.

Moreover, the DKI Provincial Government is still focused on increasing public clarity and affordability in using public transportation in Jakarta.

"The focus of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is currently still on efforts to improve the facilities and infrastructure of mass public transportation, including Transjakarta, MRT Jakarta, and the Jakarta LRT, as well as the development of other transportation policies," he said.

There are a number of mass public transportation developments that are being pursued by the DKI Provincial Government, including the construction of the MRT Phase 2 (HI City ') to expand the fast transportation network in Jakarta.

Then, the construction of the Jakarta Phase 1B LRT (Velodrome Manggarai) in order to increase connectivity between transportation modes, develop Transjabodetabek services to expand the reach of public transportation to buffer areas, and provide free mass public transportation services for 15 groups of people.

"This policy is expected to reduce people's dependence on private vehicles in traveling daily," he explained.

The ERP discourse in Jakarta has actually been echoed several years ago. The DKI Provincial Government and the DKI DPRD also had plans to discuss ERP regulations which were previously included in the draft Draft Regional Regulations on Electronic Traffic Control (PL2SE)

However, the discussion of the regional regulation was stopped due to the rejection of community groups, such as online motorcycle taxis that had held a demonstration against ERP at DKI Jakarta City Hall.