Expeditionary Service Trucks Dismantle Charges On Sidewalks And Street Shoulders, Officers Will Take Action

Transportation Agency Officers Transport Motorcycles That Park carelessly At Tanah Abang Market/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency has appealed to a number of expedition service companies in the Tanah Abang sub-district not to unload goods on the sidewalk and shoulder of the road. If you continue to commit violations, the officers will take firm action.

"Still, it has been stated in the Regional Regulation 5 of 2014 that we will indeed park on the road," said Head of the Road Traffic and Transportation Operational Control Section, Central Jakarta Transportation Sub-dept. (Sudinhub), Haryo Bagus to VOI, Monday, January 15.

However, continued Haryo, if the truck still has a driver, the officer will ask the driver to shift or move his vehicle truck.

Haryo said that his party did not immediately carry out loading and unloading activities for the expedition service immediately towed the vehicle.

"The hours are adjusted accordingly. If we do not heed, our officers will be ordered in accordance with applicable regulations," he said.

Haryo said that the operating hours of loading and unloading of expedition service vehicles in Central Jakarta had been determined from 20.00 WIB to 05.00 WIB.

"I appeal to all expeditions in the Central Jakarta area to carry out loading and unloading according to the provisions hours. As long as the loading and unloading (permissible) does not interfere with the road and as much as possible there is a special parking lot that is indeed on the land of the expedition owner," he said.

The loading and unloading of expedition service trucks in the Tanah Abang Market area is increasingly widespread and utilizes pedestrian sidewalk facilities. The loading and unloading of expedition goods often closes pedestrian access because the existing sidewalks are used as parking lots for expedition services.

A number of expedition service trucks carried out loading and unloading carelessly on Jalan Kebon Kacang XII, Jalan Moch Hasbi along with the Melati Reservoir, Jalan Jat Jatibaru Raya, Jalan KH Mas Mansyur and a number of other roads.

"In addition, there are only trucks loading and unloading trucks hanging around the sidewalks and roads. Even though the road has narrowed, Central Jakarta Transportation officers must take action so that they are deterrent," said Rahman, one of the road users, Thursday, January 11.