Bogor to introduce busway this year

Bogor to introduce busway this year

BOGOR: Overwhelmed with traffic congestion due to large number
of public minivans, the Bogor regency administration is planning
to operate larger buses.

Head of the transportation agency, Hari Harsono, said that the
system would be similar to Jakarta's busway. He said that 15
medium-sized buses, which each would carries 25 passengers, are
expected to traverse the small town later this year.

Hari said there will be 16 bus stops across the regency.

"The busway will ease the heavy traffic ... Currently, there
are 4,612 public minivans in the city serving seven routes," he
added.

A decree in 2003 stipulated that only 3,506 public minivans
are allowed to operate in Bogor. So far, the administration has
approved the operation of 3,271 minivans. -- JP