Hungarian buses may ply city roads

Hungarian buses may ply city roads

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso announced on Monday that the
administration would probably use Hungarian-made Icarus buses for
its delayed project of a single bus lane along city roads.

"In addition to quality buses, the Hungarians have also
offered to invest in the project," Sutiyoso told reporters after
meeting with State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Economy
and Transport Imre Rethy at City Hall.

But Sutiyoso said the city administration would not use the
Icarus buses during a pilot run of the project, which would be
launched later this year.

The administration earlier explored the possibility of using
buses from China or South Korea, but there has been no final word
yet from officials.

Besides the possible use of Icarus buses, Rethy said that
Budapest hoped to cooperate with Jakarta in transportation in
general, such as mass rapid transportation.

Bus lanes in the city have been postponed until at least next
year due to financial reasons and the absence of a public
campaign. --JP