Ciputat to build integrated bus terminal

Ciputat to build integrated bus terminal

JAKARTA: Tangerang regency administration will build an
integrated bus terminal in Ciputat next year to handle the
current crowded and traffic-congested area. The terminal is
expected to serve intra-city buses and inter-city buses.

Hidayat, a spokesperson for the regency's planning body said
on Sunday the construction of the 5-hectare terminal in Ciputat
was expected to ease traffic congestion in front of Ciputat
market, as well as along Jl. Juanda and Jl. Dewi Sartika.

He was quoted by Tempointeraktif.com as saying that the
regency had allocated Rp 10 billion (US$1.08 million) from next
year's budget as a down payment to acquire the land, which had
been valued at a total of Rp 50 billion.

The regency earlier built a 2-hectare bus terminal in Pondok
Cabe, around three kilometers from Ciputat market. However, many
buses and public transportation drivers refused to use the
market, arguing that would-be passengers preferred to wait for
the vehicles in the Ciputat area. -- JP