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View all search resultsJakarta prepares free buses along Jl. Sudirman, Jl. M.H. Thamrin
The Jakarta city administration has promised to deploy free-of-charge buses along the main city highways of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. M.H. Thamrin to provide motorcyclists transportation, who would otherwise be prohibited from passing through under new regulations.
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A number of people, including women carrying babies, offer their services as passengers to motorists who want to pass through Jl. Gatot Subroto, where the three-in-one traffic policy is imposed. The city administration plans to implement an electronic road pricing policy to end the less effective three-in-one policy and to help combat child exploitation in the city. (The Jakarta Post/DON)
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he Jakarta city administration has promised to deploy free-of-charge buses along the main city highways of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. M.H. Thamrin to provide motorcyclists transportation, who would otherwise be prohibited from passing through, under new regulations.
“It is still in a trial process. We still need to calculate how many buses will be needed to accommodate the motorcyclists,” said Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama as quoted by beritajakarta.com on Tuesday.
The administration launched a one-month long trial removal of the three-in-one traffic restriction that had been in place on Jl. Sudirman, Jl. M.H. Thamrin for more than two decades. The three-in-one removal will be accompanied by the prohibition of motorcyclists to passing through the highways.
Ahok promised to deploy many buses that would pass through the left lane of the highways to provide motorcyclists with alternative and adequate transportation facilities.
The governor said motorcycle users would be directed to enter buildings located near Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman to park their vehicles before continuing their commute on the free buses.
For example, the city will also develop parking facilities for motorists behind Plaza Indonesia, located near the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle, Ahok added.
Meanwhile, the city is now preparing the infrastructure for the implementation of electronic road pricing (ERP) as another traffic restriction to encourage car users to switch to public transportation, Ahok added. (bbn)
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