City okays loan to operator of car testing center
City okays loan to operator of car testing center
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has approved a loan
of Rp 6 billion (US$2.72 million) to PT Suar Adhika Wahana
Ujindo, a privately owned company appointed to open a vehicle
testing center.
An executive of the company, Kreshna H. Ismail, told reporters
yesterday that approval of the loan enables the company to
continue construction of the vehicle testing center project,
which is projected to cost Rp 10 billion, in South Jakarta.
Originally, the company planned to open the new center early
this year but the arduous, slow process of getting the loan has
hindered its construction.
"With the loan we can continue the development and hopefully
we will start operating in August," Kreshna said, adding that the
test center, located on Jl. Srengseng Sawah, South Jakarta, will
serve vehicle owners from South and Central Jakarta mayoralties.
PT Suar Adhika Wahana is one of two private companies,
appointed by city administration in 1993, to open vehicle testing
centers in 1993. PT Nakia, the other company, will operate in
Kalideres, West Jakarta, to serve those from West and North
Jakarta mayoralties.
The new centers are built under a build-operate-and-transfer
basis, where the companies will divert the facilities to the city
administration after 15 to 20 years of operation.
At present, vehicle tests are conducted only at the
government-owned testing centers in Ujung Menteng and Pulogadung,
East Jakarta.
The operation of the new testing centers means public transit
vehicle drivers will not be forced to wait for hours or even days
to get their vehicles tested for road-worthiness. It will take
only 15 minutes to complete all the tests, for each vehicle, at
the centers.
The tests cover exhaust emissions, speedometer, noise level,
shock absorbers, brakes, wheel suspension, headlights and visual
checking tests, Kreshna said.
Due to the fast process, no parking lots will be needed,
Kreshna said, adding that the center will have five testing
lanes, where each lane will be able to serve 160 vehicles a day.
Kreshna said each lane will be serviced by 10 personnel, five
technicians from the City Land Transportation and Traffic Control
Office and five computer operators from his company.
Currently, there are about 386,000 vehicles in the city which
need testing, he said.
Kreshna also said that the testing fees are set at Rp 20,000
for four-wheel vehicles weighing three tons and over, Rp 18,000
for four-wheel vehicles under three tons and Rp 16,500 for three-
wheel vehicles.
"Fees can be paid in cash prior to arriving at the entry point
or at Bank DKI, which is owned by the city administration,"
Kreshna added. (yns)