River transportation plan takes shape<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
While the development of the monorail and new busway corridors
\nare already underway, the city administration is working on plans
\nfor a river transportation project.<\/p>\n
"We are finalizing the plan for the first phase of the river
\ntransportation project that links Manggarai sluice gate in South
\nJakarta to Pejompongan sluice gate in Karet in Central Jakarta
\nalong the West Flood Canal," said City Transportation Agency head
\nRustam Effendy Sidabutar.<\/p>\n
The four-kilometer Manggarai-Karet section is part of the
\nplanned 42-kilometer river transportation project stretching from
\nManggarai to Marunda in North Jakarta worth Rp 1.6 trillion.<\/p>\n
The agency estimated that the first phase of the project would
\ncost around Rp 89.7 billion.<\/p>\n
According to Rustam, the administration has prioritized the
\nManggarai-Karet section as it passes by business districts.<\/p>\n
The river transportation would be integrated into a greater
\ntransportation system incorporating the busway and railway
\nstation at Dukuh Atas and planned Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) on Jl.
\nRasuna Said.<\/p>\n
"We plan to present the project plan next month to Jakarta
\nGovernor Sutiyoso before we go ahead with the implementation of
\nthe project," he said.<\/p>\n
Rustam said the development of river transportation required
\nthe agency to dredge the canal and raise some bridges and gas
\npipes crosscutting along the routes to make way for the passage
\nof 2.75-meter-high boats.<\/p>\n
There will be four boats with 25 seats each to serve the
\nroute. The route will have five piers for passengers to get on
\nand off.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said earlier that he had instructed relevant agencies
\nto conduct a feasibility study on river transportation in the
\ncapital.<\/p>\n
"The route is relatively short as we just want to introduce
\nthe new transportation system to residents," he said.<\/p>\n
A preliminary study conducted by the transportation agency
\nestimated that around 2,193 passengers per day would make use of
\nthe river transportation services.<\/p>\n
Initially, the city had planned to develop a route from Pasar
\nBaru, Central Jakarta, to Ancol, North Jakarta, but changed its
\nmind because of low bridges along the route and inadequate water
\nvolume.<\/p>\n
In the 12th century, one of the biggest rivers dividing
\nBatavia (old Jakarta) into eastern and western sections,
\nCiliwung River, served as the main transportation route
\nconnecting the center of the Hindu Sunda Kingdom in Batutulis,
\nBogor, to Sunda Kalapa seaport.<\/p>\n
Jakarta has 12 rivers flowing through it. However, unlike the
\nsituation in the past, all of the rivers are shallow and severely
\npolluted with garbage, making efforts to use river transportation
\nnearly impossible.<\/p>",
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