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ouncilors from the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and members of the House of Representatives are urging the city administration to deal with the abandoned monorail project, as well as improve the Transjakarta bus service.

"It's *the monorail* been abandoned for years. What has happened to it? Is it still going to be a monorail or what?" said Marwan Batubara from DPD Jakarta Wednesday.

Wati Amir, a member of the House's Commission VII for energy, mineral resources and the environment, complained about monorail pillars disrupting traffic.

"I think the administration should do something about them. They are really annoying," said Wati.

Deputy Governor Prijanto said the administration was still trying to solve the problem with monorail developer PT Jakarta Monorel (JM).

"The State Development Finance Comptroller *BPKP* is still calculating the amount of money that has been put aside for this project," said Prijanto.

He said the administration could solve all the problems once it took over the monorail project.

"*If we can take over the project* we might remove the monorail pillars for the sake of drivers.

"We might also build another public transportation system to replace the monorail. It doesn't have to be a monorail," he said.

The future of the city's first ever monorail project is still unclear, as no agreement has yet been reached between the city administration and JM.

JM's contractor PT Adhi Karya has been pressing JM for compensation for the losses incurred when JM canceled monorail pillars along Jl. Rasuna Said and Senayan in South and Central Jakarta.

Governor Fauzi Bowo said the administration might take the case to court to settle the dispute.

Some councilors also queried the poor quality of the Transjakarta bus service and asked why corridors 9 and 10 remained unused.