Bogor Transportation Agency Optimistic Skybridge Reduces Half Of Bojonggede Congestion

Skybridge connects the station with the Bojonggede terminal, Bogor Regency, West Java. BETWEEN/M Fikri Setiawan

BOGOR - The Department of Transportation (Dishub) of Bogor Regency, West Java admitted that he is optimistic that the flyover or skybridge facility connecting the station with the terminal in Bojonggede can reduce 50 percent of congestion on Jalan Raya Bojonggede.

"This (skybridge) is estimated to reduce congestion by 40-50 percent if it is already functioning," said Head of Traffic Division of the Bogor Regency Transportation Agency Dadang Kosasih as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, December 5.

According to him, with the skybridge, passengers of the electric rail train (KRL) no longer go in and out at the station door on the side of the road, but at the terminal.

Therefore, said Dadang, public transportation, both public transportation and motorcycle taxis that usually pick up KRL passengers are now forced to enter Bojonggede Terminal.

In addition, the Bogor Regency Transportation Agency is also conducting a study on traffic engineering in the form of a One-way System on Jalan Raya Bojonggede to optimize traffic flow around the station.

The Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) together with the Bogor Regency Government began testing the Bojonggede Skybridge this Tuesday.

BPTJ Zamrides Secretary explained that at this trial stage, KRL passengers 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.

Zamrides said, after going through the trial stage, the Bojonggede Skybridge will 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 state budget through the 2022 BPTJ budget. 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.