Vice President Ma'ruf Suggested That The Implementation Of The Paid Road System In Jakarta Be Tested First

Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin. (Between)

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said that the application of paid roads or electronic road pricing (ERP) in Jakarta must go through the trial phase first, to see the effectiveness of the policy. "I think a new policy needs to be tested first, whether it can really be effective or not," Ma'ruf told reporters after chairing a meeting of the National Bureaucratic Reform Steering Committee (KPRBN) in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, January 12. Vice President Ma'ruf said trials needed to be carried out to determine whether a policy was appropriate to be implemented or not. "It's better to try it out. We'll see what the results will be. The policy is something, if the kiai language is ijitihad, now is this true, then do a trial first. I recommend testing it and then we'll see the results," explained the Vice President. As is known, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government plans to implement an electronic paid road policy. In the Draft Regional Regulation (Raperda) for Electronic Traffic Control (PPLE) it is explained that the ERP policy is an electronic restriction of motorized vehicles on certain roads, areas and times. Referring to the draft, ERP will be carried out on 25 roads or areas that meet the criteria. Regarding tariffs, the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency has proposed the amount to range from Rp. 5,000 to Rp. 19,900 for one pass.