Dishub DKI Discourses On Odd-Even Returns, But Gradually

Jakarta's odd-even area (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, has opened a discourse on re-implementing the odd-even system on a number of roads in the capital.

However, said Syafrin, the odd-even plan will be made gradually and more loosely than before. Before the pandemic, the DKI Provincial Government imposed odd-even on 25 roads.

"We entered with a proposal for easing in terms of implementing odd-even, but gradually," Syafrin told reporters, Wednesday, June 2.

Syafrin admitted that his party will identify which roads are the most complete destinations for travellers, and have complete public transportation facilities.

"We can identify odd-even where we will strengthen public transportation services. Is it Transjakarta, KRL, MRT, LRT, and other public transportation services," said Syafrin.

With the odd-even implementation, Syafrin admitted that there would be an increase in the number of public transport users. Therefore, the DKI Provincial Government will increase the transport capacity of the LRT, Transjakarta, and MRT. Thus, passengers who switch from private vehicles can be facilitated.

However, the odd-even implementation plan also takes into account the development of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta.

"We'll see first how the trend of positive cases in Jakarta, even in Greater Jakarta as a whole. Then we enter into the proposal for easing from the side of the odd-even application," explained Syafrin.

Based on data collected as of May 31, 2021, there was an increase in traffic volume of 3.97 percent. The highest increase was in the Senayan Roundabout area of 9.55 percent from the transitional PSBB period at the beginning of the year.

Meanwhile, in terms of cyclist traffic volume, when compared to the micro PPKM period with the previous transitional PSBB, there was a decrease in the number of cyclists by 11.03 percent.