Anies' Men Say The Ministry Of Transportation Approves The Change In Jokowi's Proposed LRT

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JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, said that the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has approved the proposed change to the Jakarta LRT which was originally initiated by Joko Widodo when he was Governor of DKI.

Initially, the continuation of the LRT line was planned with the Velodrome Rawamangun-Manggarai-Dukuh Atas route. However, the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan proposed a change to the Velodrome Rawamangun-Klender-Halim Perdanakusuma route.

"The change in LRT has been approved by the Ministry of Transportation", said Syafrin to reporters, Wednesday, April 28.

However, at this time the Minister of Transportation's decision regarding changes to the LRT route has not been issued. This is because the central government is still waiting for a feasibility study and passenger demand for the modified route.

"The study is being discussed by PT Jakpro's friends. We will also discuss the financing next", he said.

Syafrin explained why Anies proposed to change the LRT. He said, if the Velodrome-Dukuh Atas route was implemented, it would overlap with the construction of the elevated KRL on the Manggarai-Cikarang route.

"Given the Manggarai area, a double-track is built, so that the LRT route will be higher than 20 meters in height. This certainly endangers the safety", said Syafrin.

Not to mention, if the LRT is to be integrated with the KRL station in Manggarai, the distance between the stations will be at a distance of 500 meters. "So it's quite far", he continued.

Another factor, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government sees that the eastern area of Jakarta has almost no rail service which is the backbone of the development of mass public transportation.

Thus, if the LRT for the Velodrome-Klender route is built, there will be integration between the LRT and the Klender KRL station. Then, it is also integrated with the Jakarta LRT service on the Pulogebang-Joglo route which will be built later.

Furthermore, the Halim Perdanakusuma LRT Station will also be integrated with the planned KCIC high-speed train Jakarta-Bandung which is now under construction.

"It will also be integrated with the Jabodebek LRT at the same station in Cawang. With this effort, we hope that connectivity in the East Jakarta area, the south-north corridor will increase. So, in line with that, there will be new economic growth", explained Syafrin.