Appointed By Heru Budi As Commissioner Of LRT, Azas Tigor Admits He Was Asked To Help Accelerate The Development Of The Velodrome-Manggarai Route

Azas Tigor Nainggolan (Photo: Screenshot of Youtube Azas Tigor Nainggolan)

JAKARTA - Azas Tigor Nainggolan revealed the instructions of the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono when he appointed himself as Commissioner of PT LRT Jakarta. This urban policy observer was asked to help accelerate the construction of the Velodrome-Manggarai LRT route. "The directive is to quickly build an integrated and safe public transportation service. This is the construction of the second phase of the Jakarta LRT. I will also participate there. I also want to support it so that it runs smoothly," said Azas Tigor when contacted, Monday, March 27. When the COVID-19 pandemic began to improve, the DKI Provincial Government is speeding up the construction of the continuation of the Jakarta LRT route which is now operating from Pegangsaan Dua to Velodrome. If operating, the LRT ruta Velodrome-Manggarai is targeted to optimally carry 180,162 passengers per day. However, the realistic target is around 80 thousand to 10 thousand per day. Tigor hopes that he can participate in realizing the target "Right now, there are 3,000 passengers per day. So, we will also help later to increase support so that the LRT services in Jakarta are from passengers, from their safety services," he said. For information, Azas Tigor is an urban policy observer who often criticizes Anies Baswedan's policies when he was still the Governor of DKI Jakarta. The appointment of Azas Tigor as a Commissioner of BUMD for transportation was carried out in the decision of shareholders (KPPS) outside the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders dated March 21, 2023. Azas Tigor is now replacing Tatak Ujiyati who was removed from the position of Commissioner of the LRT as of November 14, 2022. Tatak is a former member of the DKI Jakarta Governor's Team for the Acceleration of Development (TGUPP) during Anies' tenure. The composition of the board of directors for this subsidiary of PT Jakarta Propertindo (Perseroda) has not changed. The President Director of LRT is held by Hendri Saputra, as well as two Directors of the LRT, namely Aditia Kesuma Negara Dalimunthe and Sahurdi. It is planned that the 1B phase of the Jakarta LRT for the Velodrome-Manggarai route has 5 stations with a length of 6.4 kilometers, namely Youth Station, BPKP Station, Pramuka Market Station, Matraman Station, and Manggarai Station. So far, as many as 6 LRT stations have operated with a length of 5.2 kilometers in phase 1. So, if the 1B phase has been built, the Jakarta LRT has a route length of 12.2 kilometers with 11 stations ranging from Pegangsaan Dua Station to Manggarai Station. In continuing the construction of the LRT Jakarta Velodrome-Manggarai route, the DKI Provincial Government provided regional capital participation (PMD) of around Rp900 billion sourced from the APBD for the 2023 fiscal year.