New Pulo Gebang terminal urgent, says council
New Pulo Gebang terminal urgent, says council
JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has urged the administration to
immediately begin construction of a new bus terminal in Pulo
Gebang, East Jakarta.
The chairman of the council's commission D for development
affairs, Bandjar Marpaung, said yesterday the city administration
should quickly approve the latest design proposed by PT Rodial
Eron, a private developer that has been given the right to build
the terminal.
"The design had been changed several times since 1991. The
deputy governor for economic and development affairs has approved
the latest one, but until now, the city administration has not
yet given any feedback to the developer," Bandjar said.
"The city administration should sit back and discuss the new
design with the developer," Bandjar said after a hearing with PT
Rodial Eron yesterday.
He said by approving the design, the construction could begin
soon.
"The construction can start in January next year if the agency
approves the plan soon," he said.
He said the construction had been delayed for about five
years, and it was time for the city to take it seriously.
The city administration signed a memorandum of understanding
with the developer to relocate the terminal in Pulogadung to Pulo
Gebang in 1991 under a barter scheme.
Cooperation is being delayed due to a dispute between the
administration and the developer over the width of the land and
the design of the new terminal.
The dispute began when the city administration insisted that
the developer provide 10 hectares of land to build the terminal.
The dispute was settled after the developer argued that it was
the city's job to provide the remaining 2.9 hectares.
The developer said that under the agreement, it was required
to build the terminal on a 7.1 hectare plot of land in Pulo
Gebang in order to acquire the right to use a 3.3 hectare plot in
Pulogadung.
The assistant for the city secretary, Prawoto Danoemihardjo,
said the city administration allowed the developer to build the
terminal on a 7.1 hectare plot, but it should change the design
of the terminal.
Bandjar also said the plan has been delayed because the city
administration did not form a special team to realize the plan.
He added that due to this fact, the developer could not discuss
the design with certain agencies or officials.
Bandjar said the bus terminal is needed to replace the one in
Pulogadung, East Jakarta because it is considered no longer
appropriate for an intercity bus terminal.
"It's too small and traffic jams always occur every day,"
Bandjar said.
Under the agreement, the developer is also required to build a
transit bus terminal in Pulogadung.
The new terminal in Pulo Gebang will be a three-story modern
bus terminal for intercity buses as well as city buses.
The terminal will be equipped with commercial centers such as
shops, a hotel for passengers and bus drivers and storage
lockers. (yns)