Transportation policy needs review

Transportation policy needs review

From Media Indonesia

The 3-in-1 policy on major roads in Jakarta has been extended to the afternoon (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.), while a new busway corridor between Blok M and Kota is now operating.

Nonetheless, the city's muddled traffic is not getting better. An estimated 20 million people continue to pack into the city during working hours.

In the meantime, there are plans to augment Jakarta's transportation system with a monorail and river transportation systems, though their is no schedule for these plans. With persistent congestion, the city's management of traffic must be at fault.

The problem is that no supporting policy has been introduced to solve the traffic bottlenecks, while the rich, including government officials, show off their cars in the middle of these jams.

Therefore, Jakarta's transportation policy should be reviewed so that it can adequately support all attempts by the city to resolve its traffic problems.

HARSO ISWORO Jakarta