New bus routes scheduled

JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-five bus routes using the Blok M bus terminal in South Jakarta will be rerouted starting Monday in an effort to alleviate the traffic on Jl. Trunojoyo.

Arfan, the head of Blok M bus terminal, said on Friday that the changes would be made to avoid the heavy traffic congestion on the street outside the terminal, which is mostly caused by the long line of buses waiting for passengers.

He said buses heading to the Ciledug area in South Jakarta would no longer use Jl. Trunojoyo when they left the terminal, but would instead turn right onto Jl. Iskandarsyah and then turn on Jl. Melawai, Jl. Panglima Polim and Jl. Bulungan before resuming the former route along Jl. Kyai Maja.

Most bus lanes will also change as a result of the altered route.