JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said the toll road was not built to become a rickshaw transportation route and stated that if rickshaw transportation enters the toll road, it will cause chaos or chaos.

This was conveyed by the Vice President in response to comments from the vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar who had shared complaints from pedicab drivers, who admitted that they routinely pay taxes, but could not enjoy toll roads because they did not have a car.

"When it comes to toll roads, (it) is not for pedicab drivers (becak transportation). If a rickshaw has its own path provided. If a pedicab driver (becak transportation) enters the toll road, it becomes a lot of fog, it's chaotic," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 20.

The vice president said toll road construction was needed to unravel congestion.

Vice President Ma'ruf also said that all transportation routes had already been provided.

"There are roads that are primary, secondary, and tertiary in nature. That there are still those that have not been (built or repaired) are being arranged, village roads, districts, provinces are there, so it will continue (repaired). Of course, it is not enough for a period, two periods, it will continue. I think the arrangement (way) of transportation will continue," he explained.


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