Still Making Traffic Jams, Jakarta LRT Project 1B Is Accelerated

Illustration. Light Rail Transit (LRT) route Velodrome-Kelapa Gading. (ANTARA-Rivan Awal L)

JAKARTA - Acting Project Director of the Jakarta LRT Phase 1B Prasetyo Rianda Mulyo said that his party continues to accelerate, especially in the zone 2 area on Jalan Pramuka Raya, Matraman, and the Manggarai area in the construction of the continuation of the light train.

Currently, the construction of the 1B phase of the Jakarta LRT route is enough to cause congestion because it uses some roads as construction areas.

"Our hope is that later the Jakarta Phase 1B LRT will not reduce congestion, but will also become a modern and comfortable mode of transportation," Prasetyo said in his statement, Thursday, December 19.

Prasetyo revealed the development of the Jakarta LRT construction project. As of December 10, the progress of the work reached 39.83 percent.

The development of work that has been recorded in zone 1 is, completion of 1.29 rail and 3rd rail, architectural work (floor, wall, fasad) and linkway construction at Rawamangun Station,

"Meanwhile, zone 2 is a blocked girder that has been connected, which is 10 spans in the Tambak Street area," he said.

Jakpro also optimizes building information modeling (BIM) technology to monitor development progress.

"This technology allows early detection of mismatch in quality and design, and functions as a data bank for all Jakarta Phase 1B LRT projects," he said.

The 1B phase Jakarta LRT has a 4.6 kilometer line span which has 5 stations, namely Rawamangun Youth Station, BPKP Scout Station, Matraman Station Scout Market Station, and Manggarai Station.

So far, as many as 6 LRT stations have operated with a length of 5.2 kilometers in phase 1, namely Pegangsaan Dua, North Boulevard Station, South Boulevard Station, Pulomas Station, Equestrian Station, and Velodrome Station.

So, if phase 1B has been built, the Jakarta LRT has a route length of 12.2 kilometers with 11 stations ranging from Pegangsaan Dua Station to Manggarai Station. It is estimated that the journey from Pegangsaan Dua to Manggarai can be reached for 26 minutes.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government targets the Jakarta Phase 1B LRT to be completely completed for three years until August 2026.