4 New Transjabodetabek Routes Ready To Operate, Encourage Residents To Leave Private Vehicles

Transjabodetabek (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will operate a number of Transjabodetabek routes from Jakarta to buffer areas. The plan, there are four routes that will operate.

Among them are Vida Bekasi-Cawang, Cibubur-Cawang Tourism City, Alam Sutera-Blok M, and Binong-Grogol.

Transportation Observer from the Central Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI), Djoko Setijowarno predicts that the operation of Transjabodetabek can make 60 percent of Jabodetabek residents switch from private vehicles to public transportation in mobility.

"The plan to expand Transjabodetabek services will greatly help reduce personal use to the city of Jakarta. Also to ensure that the target of 60 percent of Jabodetabek residents switch to using public transportation," Djoko told reporters, Wednesday, April 9.

Djoko said, there are 1,824 housing in the Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi areas that must be served by public transportation to Jakarta.

Public transportation services can be in the form of connecting transportation to Jabodetabek KRL station, Jabodebek LRT Station or the nearest Transjabodetabek route stop.

"So, the development or improvement of public transportation services to residential areas is a keyword for diverting the use of private vehicles using public transportation," he explained.

Previously, the Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency said that his party was still conducting a technical test operation of four Transjabodetabek routes without passengers.

This is done in line with waiting for permits and the inauguration of routes from the Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ).

The determination of these four routes is based on identification with the priority level of mobility. Where, many private vehicles enter Jakarta on these routes.

"So what will be prioritized in this area. Of course, we hope that with the entry of Transjabodetabek services to the 4 regions, there will be shifting from private vehicles to Transjabodetabek, which we will later deliver services," said Syafrin.