Merger of bus lines to improve service<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Economy and Development
\nTubagus M. Rais said over the weekend that the city
\nadministration is conducting a study on the possibility of
\nmerging city bus companies in a bid to better serve the public.<\/p>\n
Currently there are more than 10 bus companies operating in
\nthe city, including the state-owned Perusahaan Pengangkutan
\nDjakarta (PPD) and a number of privately-run firms such as
\nMayasari Bhakti, Himpurna, Kowanbisata, Bianglala, Masstrans,
\nKoantas Bima, Metro Mini, Kopaja, Mikrolet and KWK.<\/p>\n
\"The fewer bus companies operating, the easier for the city
\nadministration to monitor transit services,\" he said, adding that
\nmany unroadworthy buses still cruise Jakarta's streets.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta administration decided to merge bus companies,
\nsuch as the Saudaranta, Maranthama and Gamadi, into a single
\ncompany, the PPD in 1978 as part of concerted efforts to improve
\nservice to the public.<\/p>\n
Rais also said that the administration will issue a decree
\nrequiring bus companies, both the state-owned and the privately-
\nrun ones, to paint their buses in only two different colors.<\/p>\n
\"The color of state-owned buses will be different from the
\nprivately-run ones. There will be only two colors,\" he said,
\nreferring to a number of privately-run buses, which currently
\nsport a number of different colors.<\/p>\n
PPD buses are painted white and dark blue, while private
\ncompanies' buses sport bright colors, such as orange, yellow,
\ngreen and even metallic pink. (09)<\/p>",
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