JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung targets the Jakarta LRT Phase 1B route Velodrome-Manggarai to start operating in August 2026. Pramono also wants the new LRT Jakarta line to be inaugurated directly by President Prabowo Subianto.
This was conveyed by Pramono after trying out the operation of the Jakarta LRT Phase 1B from Pegangsaan Dua Station to Kayu Manis Station.
"Now the progress is 95 percent and we hope that in August it can be inaugurated by the President," said Pramono at the Jakarta LRT Rawamangun Station, East Jakarta, Tuesday, July 14.
Pramono assessed that the Jakarta LRT line from Kelapa Gading to Manggarai, which is 12.2 kilometers long with 11 stations, will be a major change for the Jakarta transportation system, especially to connect the northern area with the city center, which has been plagued by traffic jams.
"Why are we proposing to be inaugurated by the President? Because this will be a milestone or, what is it, a legacy that will change the face of Jakarta. Because so far the north to the center often faces handicaps, extraordinary congestion," he said.
Pramono said the provincial government had also decided to extend the LRT line from Manggarai to Dukuh Atas along about 2 kilometers. According to him, the project does not require land acquisition so that the construction process can be carried out immediately.
"I have decided to immediately build it up to Dukuh Atas, about 2 kilometers more," he said.
He explained that the construction of the Jakarta LRT to Manggarai cost an estimated Rp11.5 trillion. Meanwhile, the extension to Dukuh Atas is estimated to require funds of around Rp2.1 trillion.
"And I have also asked Mrs. Assistant Finance for the construction from Manggarai to Dukuh Atas to be completed in 2028 with a budget of Rp. 2.1 trillion, and it has been budgeted in the current budget of approximately Rp. 611 billion," said Pramono.
According to Pramono, if the LRT line has been connected to the MRT in Dukuh Atas, the intermodal connectivity in Jakarta will be better.
"We can imagine friends from Pondok Labu who want to eat in Kelapa Gading, it's under an hour. Because from Pondok Labu you take the MRT and then change to the LRT, it's about an hour," explained Pramono.
The DKI Provincial Government also estimates that the number of users of the Jakarta LRT Kelapa Gading-Manggarai route can reach around 80 thousand passengers when the service has been operating normally. To support financing, the government also opens the opportunity for a creative financing scheme through the sale of station naming rights (naming rights).
"We have calculated and estimated that from Kelapa Gading to Manggarai, if the transportation is normal with the LRT, it is estimated to be up to 80,000 passengers," said Pramono.
Meanwhile, President Director of PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) Iwan Takwin ensured that the operational licensing process runs parallel to the completion of construction.
"So the licensing process starts with testing and also assessing documents. Well, we have actually started since September and April. So parallel. And thank God everything went smoothly," explained Iwan.
Iwan said that the business permit and operating permit for Manggarai were targeted to have been issued when the LRT Jakarta Phase 1B officially operated.
"The target is that when it is inaugurated, it will operate on licensing for operators and operations, everything has been issued. Up to Manggarai. The permit has also been processed to Manggarai," he said.
In addition, Jakpro also carried out the restoration of public facilities affected by the construction of the LRT line in cooperation with the DKI Jakarta Road Construction Service.
"Then, regarding the facilities affected by this construction, it is our commitment to Jakpro, in coordination with the Road Construction Service, to return to the original and better condition," concluded Iwan.
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