Wrong Address! NasDem Even Evaluates Jabodebek LRT Tariffs To DKI Provincial Government

Illustration of LRT (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The NasDem Party faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to evaluate the transit light rail (LRT) rate. However, the transportation mode highlighted by NasDem is not the Jakarta LRT, but Jabodebek. This is a general view document of the fraction of the draft regional regulation on the DKI Jakarta APBD in 2024 which was read out by members of the NasDem faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Jupiter in the plenary meeting of the DKI Jakarta DPRD. "The NasDem faction sees the need for evaluation of the current LRT tariff price of IDR 5,000 at the first kilometer, and will continue to add tariffs of IDR 700 per kilometer, and with a maximum tariff rate of IDR 20,000," said Jupiter, quoted on Tuesday, October 10. The maximum tariff of IDR 20,000 is the LRT rate managed by the central government through PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI). Meanwhile, the Jakarta LRT managed by the DKI Provincial Government has a tariff of IDR 5,000 flats with the Pegangsaan Dua-Verome route at phase 1. NasDem Faction Record on the Jabodebek LRT is clearly mistargeted. Because, Jupiter asked the DKI Provincial Government to evaluate the regional expenditure used for the priority budget, namely the handling of congestion at the Jabodebek LRT rate. According to him, this high enough tariff is less effective in making the public switch modes from private transportation to public transportation. "This will still have an impact on people who will switch using private vehicles again, and even more severe, there will be a buildup at one mode of public transportation that will cause a buildup of passengers," he explained. Furthermore, NasDem also sees that public transportation in DKI Jakarta has not shown any integrity between the transportation mode. one with the other. "The lack of understanding of integration of transportation modes between PT LRT and PT Transjakarta, it is shown that there are still finding PT Transjakarta transportation vehicles that are not on wider and connected routes with LRT stations and also transjakarta, as well as Microtrans, " said Jupiter.

In addition, Jupiter said that many people of DKI Jakarta complained because there were still many fleet departures that could no longer be confirmed in due time, so many people still had to wait a long time for the arrival of the fleet. "The NasDem faction encourages the DKI Jakarta Regional Government to be serious in realizing the transit oriented development (TOD) system so that there is no longer a buildup of passengers in one of the modes of public transportation so that people will feel more comfortable and want to switch to using public transportation so that the government can realize the target to reduce congestion rates in DKI Jakarta," he added.