The Cause Of 'Angry' Bima Arya Destroying Unsuitable Public Transport With Bulldozer

Mayor of Bogor Bima Arya (Public Relations of Bogor City Government)

JAKARTA - Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto destroyed urban transportation (angkot) at GOR Pajajaran on Monday, November 1. The angkot was destroyed using heavy equipment.

According to Bima, this is not the first time the action has been taken. Because there are 147 angkot that will be destroyed by the end of 2021.

"This is essentially reducing angkot, 3 angkot to one bus. Buy The Service (BTS) tomorrow will operate 10 buses in Corridor five," said Bima on the sidelines of destroying the angkot, reported by era.id.

However, he said, the demolition will be carried out in stages. According to him, his party already has data on all the angkot that will be destroyed.

"So the data for these 30 angkots is clear here. Some of them are blacklisted and cannot operate anymore and are disposed of like this. Basically, there are no angkots operating from the 147," said Bima, who is also a politician from the National Mandate Party (PAN).

Later, Bima said, the total will increase in 2024. So the target is to operate less in the city center.

"So one clear data is that one bus replaces 3 angkots with any number plates. Second, the driver is also for this bus, the angkot driver. Indeed, there are requirements for age, B1 SIM, and education. But we will help us make it easier. the transmission. There is an angkot driver who is a former PDJT bus. Tomorrow, God willing, at 10, we will start testing in Corridor 5 with 10 buses," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Bogor City Transportation Service (Kadishub), Eko Prabowo explained that for tomorrow BTS will be tested in corridor 5. Where all five corridors are, such as Ciparigi station, and then corridor 2, bubulak-ciawi, corridor 6, air mancur-cibanteng, corridor 1, bubulak-cidangiang.

"Regarding all the corridors are on the 26th, there are four corridors," he concluded.