1,600 new buses ready to cruise the city

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)