City to construct new busway corridors in June<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Jakarta administration will start in June the construction of
\nfacilities for two new busway corridors from Kalideres bus
\nterminal in West Jakarta to the National Monument (Monas) in
\nCentral Jakarta and from Monas to Pulogadung bus terminal in East
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
Assistant to the city secretary for development affairs IGKG
\nSuena told reporters at City Hall that the budget for the
\nconstruction -- including shelters, pedestrian bridges and
\ndesignated lanes -- was Rp 600 billion (US$67.4 million).<\/p>\n
\"The amount excludes the procurement of buses as we have yet
\nto calculate the budget required for that,\" he said.<\/p>\n
According to Suena, there will be 43 bus stops along the new
\ncorridors and 187 buses to serve the two routes, totaling 33
\nkilometers in length.<\/p>\n
Citing Governor Sutiyoso's instructions, Suena said the new
\ncorridors would be operational in April 2005 at the latest.<\/p>\n
Two private bus operators, Mayasari Bhakti and Steady Safe,
\nhave submitted proposals to serve the new corridors.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Transportation Agency head Rustam Effendy Sidabutar
\nsaid the agency would prioritize the construction of busway lanes
\nsince the new routes would pass narrow roads.<\/p>\n
The new corridors will complete the existing route, linking
\nBlok M in South Jakarta and Kota in West Jakarta, since they will
\nhelp connect commuters in the east of Jakarta, including those
\nliving in Bekasi, and commuters in the west of Jakarta, including
\npeople living in Tangerang.<\/p>\n
The administration plans to construct a total of 14 busway
\ncorridors across the capital as part of its efforts to solve the
\ncity's traffic woes.<\/p>\n
Suena promised that the agency would learn from the technical
\nshortcomings of the Blok M-Kota corridor.<\/p>\n
\"We will improve the asphalt on the busway lane so it will be
\nable to take the weight of the buses,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He admitted that many parts of the existing busway lane have
\nbeen damaged although the project only started on Jan. 15. He
\nadded that the roads were designed for cars and not buses.<\/p>",
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