Heru Budi Akui Hasn't Intended To Unload The Mangkrak Monorel Pole

Acting Governor of DKI Haru Budi Hartono (Photo: Public Relations of the DKI Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono admitted that his party has no plans to dismantle the pole of the monorail project on Jalan HR Rasuna Said, which is now stalled. So, Heru denied the rumors that the monorail pole in the middle of the road would be dismantled. "Where did that information come from? I just found out (there was news that it was dismantled). I have no intention of thinking about it," said Heru at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Monday, June 3. Similarly, the DKI Jakarta Regional Secretariat, Joko Agus Setyono, emphasized that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has not decided to dismantle the monorail pole. "I don't know myself. I don't know the plan (to demolish the monorail pole) yet," explained Joko. Since several years ago, the pole of the Jakarta monorail project that has stalled along the HR Rasuna Said road and Jalan Asia Afrika has begun to be considered disturbing. Initially, the construction of this monorail project in Jakarta began in 2004. At that time, the Governor of DKI was still held by Sutiyoso. The DKI Provincial Government is working with PT Jakarta Monorail as the developer or investor of the project. Many dreams were shared in the Jakarta monorail project. At that time, Sutiyoso planned a monorail to be included in the integration of transportation in DKI, apart from Transjakarta and the MRT development plan. The failure of the project began after several years of construction. When the monorail pole was held, DKI Governor Fauzi Bowo (who replaced Sutiyoso) stopped this development due to financial problems. PT Jakarta Monorail asked for compensation to DKI amounting to Rp600 billion rupiah. Foke refused and would only pay according to the recommendations of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) for a maximum of Rp204 billion. Unfortunately, this does not produce a common ground. In 2014, former DKI Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama canceled his contract with PT Jakarta Monorail. This resulted in the fate of the poles that had been built being increasingly unclear. Later, the pole assets belonged to PT Adhi Karya as the executor of the construction.

Years have passed, the DKI Provincial Government has yet to decide on a solution to determine the fate of the stalled project pole. The iron pole of the monorail also became the object of theft in 2021.