Busway drivers to get dormitory

JAKARTA: Busway operator PT Jakarta Express Trans (JET) has built a dormitory for drivers who live far from the busway depot in Pinang Ranti, East Jakarta. The dormitory will open next week.

PT JET finance director Ibnu Susanto recently announced completion of the dormitory's construction.

"The purpose is to provide rooms for the drivers to sleep. There will be three rooms in the dormitory," he said, adding that drivers would be able to spend the night before their morning shifts.

The busway operates daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., with three shifts.

There were originally 130 drivers employed by PT JET, but the company has fired 30 of the drivers since the busway opened on Jan. 15. -- JP