Bojonggede Bogor Skybridge Tested Tomorrow

Skybridge at Bojonggede Terminal is connected to Bojonggede Station, Bogor Regency, West Java. ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan

BOGOR - The Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) together with the Bogor Regency Government, West Java, tested a flyover or skybridge connecting the station with the terminal in Bojonggede, Bogor, on Tuesday (5/12).

Secretary of BPTJ Zamrides explained that at this trial stage, electric train passengers (KRL) began to be directed in and out of Bojonggede Station using a skybridge at Bojonggede Terminal.

"Later, from the end of the terminal to the end of the station, it will take about 4 minutes. Then it will be connected and arrive at the station, you can immediately take the KRL," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, December 4.

Zamrides said that after going through the trial phase, the Bojonggede Skybridge would be inaugurated by the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on Sunday (10/12).

The skybridge project with a ceiling value of Rp. 16.5 billion is fully financed by the APBN through the budget of the Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) 2022. The Bogor Regency Government has allocated a budget of around Rp. 4 billion for land acquisition.

The flyover connecting the C-type transport terminal with Bojonggede Station is 243 meters long and 3 meters wide. Each corner is equipped with an area like a hall.

The hall is equipped with an escalator facility, a slope for people with disabilities, toilets, and prayer rooms. Then, specifically for the hall in the station section, there are additional facilities in the form of counter rooms and taping or recording gates.