Progress Reaches 67 Percent, Waskita Speeds Up Construction Of LRT Jakarta Phase 1B Velodrome-Manggarai

Waskita Kebut Pembangunan LRT Jakarta Phase 1B Velodrome-Manggarai. (Photo: Waskita Karya)

JAKARTA - PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk stated that the work on the Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT) Phase 1B on the Velodrome-Manggarai route continues.

The realization of current development has penetrated 67.122 percent.

Waskita Karya Corporate Secretary Ermy Puspa Yunita said that currently the construction is in the process of installing upper structure components or slab decks and rail tracks or trackwork rails.

Ermy said the girder beam structure using the cantilever balance method that crosses the Wiyoto Wiyono Toll Road is also being installed to make it easier and at the same time increase the efficiency of development time.

The installation of the flyover foundation around Manggarai Water Gate and Matraman Flyover is also being carried out. Likewise with the construction work of Manggarai Station," said Ermy in an official statement, Friday, September 5.

Meanwhile, for Rawamangun and Matramangan Stations, continued Ermy, it is now in the architectural completion stage. He emphasized that the construction of the 1B Phase Jakarta LRT will continue to be pursued so that it can be immediately used and complete the choice of public transportation in the Metropolitan City.

As is known, the 6.4 kilometer (km) track is an extension of phase 1A of the Pegangsaan Dua-Velodrome route. Later, the Jakarta Phase 1B LRT for the Velodrome-Manggarai route will have five new stations, namely Rawamangun Youth Station, BPKP Scouts, Pramuka Market, Matraman, and Manggarai.

The existence of this new Jakarta LRT will perfect transportation integration at Manggarai Station. This project is expected to encourage more users of public transportation," he said.

Based on data from the DKI Jakarta Central Statistics Agency (BPS), public transportation users in Jakarta have had a positive trend in recent years, even reaching more than 30 million in April 2025. This number is believed to continue to increase to 31 percent by the end of 2025 according to the target of the DKI Jakarta Regional Government.

Ermy said the construction of the Jakarta Phase 1B LRT was an effort by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to unravel congestion which became a classic problem in urban areas.

"The congestion is considered to cause economic losses in people's daily activities, because there is an increase in the time and costs incurred for transportation," he explained.

Waskita, continued Ermy, never stopped innovating so that project work was more efficient in terms of cost and time.

The innovation made the company succeed in winning two awards from MURI (Indonesian World Record Museum) on the construction of the Jakarta Phase 1B LRT, for the Test of the Fastest Elevated Train and Construction of the Construction of the LRT Station in November last year.

One of the innovations made is long span (long span), including the implementation method and implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) up to the 7D level.

The implementation of long span innovations in the form of an incremental lifting of Steelbox Girder, lifting sliding PC -Girder, and Traveler Launcher cast-in there Balance Cantilever, aims to facilitate the work on projects located in highway areas with traffic to active and congested toll roads in Jakarta, some crossing large intersections, even active rail routes.

Meanwhile, the implementation of BIM until level 7D is carried out to support the implementation of project monitoring and control. The implementation of this innovation also facilitates maintenance or maintenance during operations.

Sebagai informasi, PT Jakarta Propertindo sebagai pemilik proyek LRT Jakarta telah menunjuk Waskita Karya sebagai kontraktor utama pembangunan LRT Jakarta Fase 1B Velodrome-Manggarai melalui proses tender.

Adapun total anggaran pembangunan tersebut sebesar Rp4,1 triliun berasal dari Penyertaan Modal Daerah (PMD) ke PT Jakarta Propertindo (Perseroda) yang bersumber dari APBD DKI Jakarta.

For information, PT Jakarta Propertindo as the owner of the Jakarta LRT project has appointed Waskita Karya as the main contractor for the construction of the Jakarta LRT Phase 1B Velodrome-Manggarai through the tender process.

The total development budget of IDR 4.1 trillion comes from Regional Capital Participation (PMD) to PT Jakarta Propertindo (Perseroda) which is sourced from the DKI Jakarta Regional Budget.