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Bekasi, S. Tangerang want Jakarta administration to extend Transjakarta route
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Leaders of Bekasi Regency and South Tangerang Regency expect the Jakarta administration to extend public transportation routes to their regencies to help curb traffic congestion. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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ekasi deputy regent Eka Supria Atmaja has asked the Jakarta administration to extend its mass transportation service to the regency to reduce traffic congestion in the area.
Eka said Transjakarta buses have routes to East Bekasi but have yet to reach Bekasi Regency.
“To tackle congestion, we ask that the Transjakarta route can stretch from East Bekasi to Cikarang, because it [Transjakarta bus] is an effective mode of transportation that reduces traffic congestion,” Eka said on Tuesday, as quoted by kompas.com.
Meanwhile, South Tangerang Regent Airin Rachmi Diany also shared a similar idea, hoping that the MRT can reach her area.
“We hope the light rapid transit or MRT route can be extended to South Tangerang and Transjakarta can be integrated with trans-anggrek,” Airin said. Trans-anggrek is a public bus service in South Tangerang.
In response, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said he would discuss the request with the administration's teams.
“Integration should be discussed further because it needs to be done in each region. The team should discuss it in more detail so it can be a joint program,” Anies said. (wnd)
