The Ministry Of Transportation Denies Canceling The Pulogadung-Kebayoran Lama LRT Project

LRT DKI Jakarta. (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation remains committed to supporting the development of rail-based mass transportation in the Jabodetabek area, because this is one of the solutions to overcome congestion that often occurs in this region. This includes the DKI Government's plan to build an East-West Corridor LRT.

Director of Railway Traffic and Transportation, Danto Restyawan, said that in principle, the Ministry of Transportation did not cancel the East-West Corridor light rail transit (LRT) on the Pulo Gadung-Kebayoran Lama route. "We ask the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to synchronize the LRT line with the construction of the Phase 2 North-South MRT (HI-Ancol Roundabout) and the planning of the East-West MRT (Balaraja-Cikarang) which has been ripe first," he said in his statement, Tuesday, February 4.

Danto said, every process of development and development of Jabodetabek transportation is guided by Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 55 of 2018 concerning the Jabodetabek Transportation Master Plan (RITJ).

"This is an effort to organize an integrated transportation system in the Jabodetabek area," he explained.

This RITJ accommodates a number of integrated transportation development programs and strategies, including integration of network planning, integration of infrastructure and services both intramodal and intermodal as well as integration between modes of transportation.

Danto explained, one of the steps that the DKI Provincial Government must take in the railway construction process is the submission of a tract. This submission is proposed by the local government to obtain approval from the Minister of Transportation. With this RITJ there will be synchronization and harmonization, so that the alignments will be well organized and can accommodate the integration of the intermodals.

"Please the Provincial Government to submit a line for the construction of the East-West Corridor LRT but still refers to the existing RITJ," explained Danto.

As previously reported, the DKI Government plans to build LRT Corridor Pulo Gadung-Kebayoran Lama. Even though there has been no official request for the determination of the alignment to the Ministry of Transportation, the plan for the alignment will intersect with the MRT North-South Phase 2 and the West-East MRT plan that has already been determined.

"Because the MRT line is available first and this has been discussed with the DKI Provincial Government, the Pulo Gadung-Kebayoran Lama LRT line must be adjusted accordingly," he said.