Bekasi bus terminal expansion necessary<\/p>\n
BEKASI (JP): The notorious traffic congestion in and around
\nthe 1.3 hectare bus terminal has reach such a level that the
\nBekasi administration plans to expand the terminal.<\/p>\n
The terminal, originally designed to accommodate 10,000 buses
\na day, is packed daily with more than 70,000 buses, including
\ninter-city ones, according to chief of the Bekasi land
\ntransportation agency Endang Durachim.<\/p>\n
Bambang Prayitno, chief of the economic agency, said that to
\nease the traffic, the Bekasi government has built a number of
\nsmaller terminals, such as in Perumnas I, Pekayon, Sumber Arta,
\nTambun, Bulak Kapal and Bantargebang.<\/p>\n
\"More sub-terminals are under construction,\" Bambang said.<\/p>\n
Bekasi terminal director R. Tommy Ramli said the local
\ngovernment has long planned to expand the terminal but the lack
\nof funds has prevented them from doing so.<\/p>\n
In the past, traffic authorities tried to overcome the traffic
\nproblem by rerouting buses through residential areas. But it
\nended up in failure because it caused traffic jams everywhere.<\/p>\n
Now that the government allows buses to service more inter-
\ncity routes, such as to Bogor, Depok, Garut, Tasik Malaya,
\nPangandaran and Sukabumi and even Sumatra, traffic at the station
\nwill get out of control, officials said.<\/p>\n
Bekasi is a fast growing industrial town, about 30 kilometers
\neast of Jakarta. The area is rapidly expanding with the
\ndevelopment of new housing complexes and thousands of its
\nresidents go to work in Jakarta every day. (12\/pan)<\/p>",
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