Ten AKAP Buses Hanging At Shadow Terminal Post-Eid Al-Fitr Threatened To Stop Operation

JAKARTA - The East Jakarta Transportation Sub-Department and the East Jakarta Traffic Satwil took action against 10 Inter-City Inter-Provincial (AKAP) buses operating at the shadow terminal. Action is taken by combing to a number of locations that have been mapped to be where buses operate illegally or unofficially. The first sweep was carried out at the Pasar Rebo intersection, Ciracas District. The officers immediately took action on four AKAP buses that were found to be standing and loading passengers. Next, officers combed Jalan Headquarters of Defense and Security, Cipayung. At this location, five AKAP buses were found lowering passengers. In addition, officers also targeted the West Cakung toll exit. There was also found an AKAP bus unit that was stationed. All these AKAP buses were immediately given strict action by the joint personnel.

"As a result of the surveillance and sweeping, there were 10 AKAP buses that we managed to take. The sanctions vary according to the type of violation," said Head of Supervision and Control of the East Jakarta Transportation Sub-Department, Riki Erwinda, to reporters, Wednesday, May 11. This action, continued Riki, is to provide a deterrent effect so that they do not commit violations in the future. In addition to giving lessons to bus crews or other bus POs so as not to commit violations. The joint operation was carried out in order to anticipate the existence of a shadow terminal after the Eid al-Fitr 1443 H holiday. According to him, of the 10 vehicles that were prosecuted, the average sanction was in the form of a ticket and one bus was sanctioned to stop operating. Riki said that the AKAP bus that was stopped operating had a violation that the KIR book was dead or expired. The bus is not in accordance with its designation, namely the permit is a tourism bus, but in fact it is used for routes to transport the homecoming flow of Idul Fitri. Meanwhile, one AKAP bus that was stopped from operation was taken to the storage terminal at the Pulogebang Cargo Terminal and Car Pool.