DKI Provincial Government Asked To Immediately Implement Paid Road Systems To Suppress Air Pollution

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JAKARTA - The government has begun to formulate various policy formulations due to air pollution in Jakarta and its surroundings, which are now being complained of by the public, ranging from work from home (WFH) policies to systems 4 in 1. However, there are no plans to implement a paid road system or electronic road pricing (ERP) as discussed by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government for a long time. According to transportation observer from the Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI) Djoko Setijowarno, ERP needs to be realized. "The ERP policy is deemed very necessary to overcome transportation problems in Jakarta, including cleaning up air pollution," Djoko said in his statement, Friday, August 18. Djoko explained that air pollution in Jakarta usually increases during the dry season in June-August 2023. The largest source of pollutants from the transportation sector (as much as 44 percent and the industrial sector is 31 percent. It is recorded that currently there are around 25.5 million motorized vehicles registered to operate in DKI Jakarta. A total of 78 percent of them are motorcycles. According to him, restrictions on the use of vehicles that direct people to switch to public transportation are more effective in controlling air pollution. "The efficiency of vehicles is very important. So, if you take a bus, the contribution to carbon dioxide will be smaller than for motorbikes and private cars. It also doesn't last long. You don't dare to reveal that ERP policies in Jakarta can be an important and main policy," he explained. As is known, a draft draft regional regulation (Raperda) on electronic traffic control that regulates paid roads or ERPs has been prepared. The Provincial Government and the DKI DPRD have also conducted initial discussions on the contents in the regional regulation, but the discussion of articles per article has not been carried out. Until now, the ERP regional regulation has stalled because it has drawn rejection from a number of people. It is planned that electronic traffic control in traffic control areas will take effect every day from 05.00 WIB-22.00 WIB. The tariff for traffic control services electronically and its adjustment is determined by the Governor's Regulation after obtaining approval from the DKI Jakarta DPRD. Meanwhile, the DKI Transportation Agency proposes that ERP be subject to a tariff of IDR 5,000 to IDR 19,000.

Motorcycles and online transportation are also considered to be subject to paid road rates such as other private motorized vehicles.