1,600 new buses ready to cruise the city

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto told Commission V of the House of Representatives yesterday that the state-owned public bus transportation company Perum PPD will operate 1,600 gas-powered buses in Jakarta in the near future.

"PPD will cooperate with private companies in operating the city buses," he said, adding that the private firms will include Intrass Jaya and Senawangi.

He said that the buses will have both executive and economy classes.

The minister acknowledged that the government will be careful in choosing routes for the buses because the capital has only four compressed natural gas refilling stations.

PPD will cooperate with the state-owned Pertamina oil company to increase the number of gas refilling stations in the city. (icn)