Uncover the Monorail Pole at a Cost of Rp. 100 Billion, DKI Provincial Government: Kuningan Center for Economy-Diplomacy

The monorail project pillar that is stuck along Jalan HR Rasuna Said, Jakarta, will begin to be dismantled in January 2026. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government will dismantle the old monorail project pillars along Jalan HR Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. The budget allocated is IDR 100 billion from the DKI APBD.

However, Deputy Special Staff Coordinator for the Governor of DKI Jakarta Yustinus Prastowo emphasized that the budget was not only spent on dismantling the poles, but also on arranging the roads and sidewalks to improve the safety, comfort, and aesthetics of the business and diplomatic area.

This policy is aimed at bringing long-term benefits to the community, as well as answering the problem of infrastructure that has been neglected for years.

"As we know, the Kuningan area is an economic, business, and diplomatic center. Kuningan is the face of Jakarta. There are no less than 11 embassies in this area. In addition, there are LRT and Transjakarta lines that are the focus of public transportation," said Prastowo in Jakarta, Sunday, January 11.

According to him, the existence of the monorail pole that has been stuck has the potential to interfere with various strategic activities in the Kuningan area. Starting from public transportation support, economic mobility, to the smoothness of the state agenda.

He also said that safety issues were the main reason for the demolition. Data shows that the traffic accident rate around the area is quite high due to the presence of monorail poles that do not meet safety standards.

Even though it places Kuningan as a priority for arrangement, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government ensures that this agenda does not shift the commitment to fulfilling the basic needs of residents in other areas.

"Organizing the Kuningan area does not mean ignoring other areas and needs. At the same time, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government remains focused on providing basic infrastructure and essential services for DKI residents," said Prastowo.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will carry out the demolition of the old monorail project pillar that is stuck along Jalan HR Rasuna Said in the near future. DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung asked that the demolition of the stalled monorail pillar in Rasuna Said be accelerated from the initial plan. The pillar will begin to be dismantled next week.

The DKI Provincial Government has allocated a budget of up to Rp. 100 billion to demolish the old monorail project pillars that are stuck along Jalan HR Rasuna Said and the arrangement of the area.

The funding is allocated directly from the 2026 DKI Jakarta Regional Budget (APBD). He is optimistic that the DKI Provincial Government has the budget even though it is still in the early years.

"The total is around Rp. 100 billion. The payment is not at the beginning of the year. It depends on the process," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Department of Binar Marga Heru Suwondo.

In the initial stage, the demolition will be carried out by the Yellow Force of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Office. Heru emphasized that his party was ready to immediately dismantle the old monorail project pole that was not completed.

"If we want it to be ready. So because Mr. Gub asked to be dismantled next Wednesday, yes we will carry it out. Because all the rules have been fulfilled. So yes we will do the demolition and we will manage Jalan Rasuna Said," said Heru.

In the demolition of the pole, the DKI Provincial Government also carried out pavement arrangement to road repairs. Later, there will be no more separation between fast lanes and slow lanes because the pole in the middle of the lane has been dismantled.

"Later the fast lane and slow lane separators will disappear, just like on the west side of Jalan Rasuna Said. There the road and sidewalk are already neat. So we will make the road the same as Rasuna Said on the west side. Where there is one busway lane, three regular lanes. The east side will be made the same way," he said.