Underground MRT a must for Jakarta: Expert<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's transportation woes will remain
\nunresolved until the city builds an integrated underground mass
\nrapid transit (MRT) system, an expert said here yesterday.<\/p>\n
Responding to the city's plan to deploy 1,000 wide-body buses
\nto solve the shortage of transportation vehicles, Herdjan
\nKenasin, director of the Jakarta-based Trisakti Transportation
\nAcademy, told The Jakarta Post that the scheme is fine as far as
\nit goes, but that it still is not a complete solution.<\/p>\n
\"Until we have an underground MRT, the transportation problems
\nin Jakarta will not be completely solved,\" he stressed.<\/p>\n
In connection with the city's plan to operate the buses, he
\nsaid he hoped that the city has anticipated all possible
\nproblems, because haphazard planning will worsen the city's
\nalready horrendous traffic situation.<\/p>\n
Herdjan claimed that the underground MRT should be built
\nimmediately because it offers many advantages. It will not, for
\nexample, require any land appropriation, hinder above-ground
\ntraffic activity or detract from the city's beauty and charm.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Eri Chayaridipura, chief of the City Development
\nPlanning Agency, told the Post that each MRT system has its own
\nadvantages and disadvantages. He also stressed that an MRT system
\nis a basic necessity for Jakarta.<\/p>\n
He said that an MRT system is a requirement for cities with
\npopulations over four million.<\/p>\n
Eri explained that an above-ground MRT system is dangerous and
\nunsuitable for crowded Jakarta, and that the littering habits of
\nmost Jakartans should be considered before constructing an
\nelevated MRT system. He said that construction costs for the
\nabove-ground and elevated systems are lower than the underground
\nsystem.<\/p>\n
The MRT plan is being discussed at a coordination meeting of
\nofficials representing government bodies including the Ministry
\nof Transportation, the municipality and the Agency for the
\nAssessment and Application of Technology.<\/p>\n
No final decision has been made on which system to use. Eri
\nsaid the decision will be made by the central government, in this
\ncase the Ministry of Transportation. (03)<\/p>",
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