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Transjakarta, Blue Bird to operate normally on Friday despite rally
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A Transjakarta officer inspects the company's fleet parked at the National Monument complex in Central Jakarta. City-owned bus operator Transjakarta has assured the public that it will serve all of its routes and corridors on Friday, when tens of thousands of people are expected to swarm Jakarta's streets in a rally. (Antara Photo/Wahyu Putro A)
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espite a possibly tense rally on Friday, the operation of public transportation in Jakarta will remain normal, although some changes may be applied under particular circumstances.
City-owned bus operator Transjakarta, for example, has assured the public that it will serve all routes and corridors on Friday.
"We are committed to serving our passengers 24 hours a day, without exception," Transjakarta president director Budi Kaliwono said on Thursday.
Around 50,000 people are expected to swarm Jakarta’s streets to demand the prosecution of gubernatorial candidate and incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Thahaja Purnama on blasphemy allegations.
(Read also: TNI predicts calmer than expected anti-Ahok rally)
To ensure passenger safety, Transjakarta, Budi added, was teaming up with the city’s transportation agency to monitor traffic prior to, during and after the rally. If disruptions occur, the company will take immediate action, including by suspending routes.
Separately, Indonesia's biggest taxi operator, Blue Bird, said that its services would also run normally on Friday.
To avoid possible traffic gridlock, the company will use mobile data terminal (MDT) embedded in its fleet to update drivers with the latest traffic information.
"We will warn our drivers to avoid rally hot spots,” Blue Bird public relations manager Teguh Wijayanto told The Jakarta Post. (adt/hwa)
