[JAKARTA] Transjakarta Busway - A lot of pictures

[tata]

Images collected from internet in year 2003-2004 when Transjakarta line 1 was underconstruction.

I've tried it when in Jakarta summer 2004, it's good and the city should build more lines.... faster.

Enjoy,
Tata

Jakarta Busway line 1
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/6310/busway11.jpg

Underconstruction
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/1981/busway12.jpg

Here it is Tije!
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/4016/Busway32.jpg

Before opening
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/1090/busway16.jpg

Trial period
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/6966/busway15.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/4269/busway14.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/9608/busway42.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/5254/busway44.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/218/Busway30.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/2125/Busway33.jpg

Guards
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/8122/halte.jpg

Newly recruited drivers post in front of Transjakarta bus
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/6204/busway40.jpg

Drivers on training
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/3931/busway75.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/8262/busway22.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/1153/busway19.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/2240/busway21.jpg

Busway stop in front of Kota train station
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/9633/BusWay31.jpg

Busway depo
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/7057/busway17.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/1599/busway13.jpg

Shelter underconstruction
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/3654/busway72.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/5692/busway47.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/5221/busway43.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/5741/busway62.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/4790/busway64.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/896/busway46.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/7292/busway52.jpg
http://img208.exs.cx/img208/1678/busway56.jpg

[Fir3blaze]

Nice pics, tata! Thanks for posting them online! Anyone have info on how the 2nd n 3rd line will look like? (The bus fleet and shelter alike)

[tata]

Line 1 Launching: Jan 15, 2004
Tata

http://img144.exs.cx/img144/259/big40115019oc.jpg
http://img144.exs.cx/img144/9066/lbuslaunch2wy.jpg
http://img144.exs.cx/img144/7158/big40115024wa.jpg
http://img144.exs.cx/img144/2824/big40115066ln.jpg
http://img144.exs.cx/img144/2376/big40115030jk.jpg
http://img144.exs.cx/img144/7305/busway385xr.jpg

[tata]

Busway line 2 underconstruction

http://img55.exs.cx/img55/3209/buswayjlr219xl.png
http://img55.exs.cx/img55/2720/b26an.jpg
http://img194.exs.cx/img194/2299/buswayjlr222mg.png
http://img231.exs.cx/img231/839/buswayjlr232tu.png
http://img231.exs.cx/img231/6190/buswayjlr240bd.png

[Fir3blaze]

Yay! Thanks for the pics tata! :D

Edit: It seems that the shelter design (and presumably the buses too) will follow the first line.

[ryanr]

Great pics, tata. Do you have a system map for all the lines (completed and u/c)?

[tata]

Great pics, tata. Do you have a system map for all the lines (completed and u/c)?

Greyx, this is what I found in http://transjakarta-busway.dki.go.id, however I'm doubtful if they will be constructed as they appear on the map. Line 2 or 3 that is now undersconstruction is pretty much different from original design.

Please note that all images I posted below were collected from various internet sites like Kompas, TheJakarta Post, Tempo, Gatra etc. I didn't take them myself.

Tata

http://img213.exs.cx/img213/5374/buswaybigplan3nx.jpg

[tata]

The JakartaPost
Feb 14, 2005

GPS trial for busway routes

JAKARTA: The Jakarta administration said over the weekend that it would collaborate with the Japan Transportation Consultants Association (JTCA) to test the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) on buses operating on the Blok M, South Jakarta-Kota and West Jakarta busway routes.

"The new system will be a big improvement over the walkie-talkies we currently use to run and control busway operations," Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo told reporters at City Hall.

Fauzi said the system would enable the busway operator to better control the speed of and distances between the buses through the monitoring screen.

Fauzi, however, did not give any details of the project cost or when the tests would be conducted. --JP.

[tata]

Air conditioned drivers facility equiped with TV

http://img171.exs.cx/img171/8692/busway682ee.jpg
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/9670/busway657wm.jpg
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/3676/busway666rr.jpg
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/3469/busway676jy.jpg

[peseg5]

mudah2an berguna....

Thx to: MS PowerPoint XP, Jakarta Street Atlas 2006/2007 by Gunther W.H, and www.i-transitcentral.co.id...

This is 1st,2nd,3rd busway corridors would be look like and also intergrated with monorail line..

http://img225.exs.cx/img225/2822/peta6dn.th.jpg (http://img225.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img225&image=peta6dn.jpg)

[Fir3blaze]

Hi peseg,

Thanks for posting the map. Did u come up with this yourself? Nice work.

[peseg5]

yes fireblaze, it's lil bit confusing at first time. But i can manage though..

I use MS PowerPoint to draw the lines and write the names, and MS Paint to convert it into JPG file.

hehe.. no Adobe or else, just MS Office.. coz i dont know how to use photoshop.

[Fir3blaze]

Nevertheless, it's a nice piece of work. :)

Would u mind if i use it to post somewhere else?

[Yappofloyd]

peseg5,

FYI. I have linked your map, and this thread, to a Bangkok forum as Bangkok is building a BRT system. See, http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=465.

[peseg5]

thx guys, it's okay as long for public purposes. Afterall it's for public consumption..

[sanhen]

peseq.. it will be good if you can complete the map with all 14 busway lines... and maybe put current jakarta commuter train into it as well hehehehe

*sounds like a very hard work to do*

Anyway... anyone know what kind of ticketing system Jakarta BRT and MRT will use? Onelink or distance based or.... ?

[tata]

Guys, I found nice picutres of busway in US: http://community.webshots.com/album/3850471mrTwwHRprA

@peseq: excellent job man!
@sanhen: Transjakarta now applies JDBS policy. You know that? JDBS stands for Jauh Dekat Bayarnya Sama :) meaning you pay the same for long or short trip ;)

[sanhen]

I mean... later when MRT is finished. What will happen when we get off the MRT at one of interchange station and hop on to a BRT? Has it been announced what kind ticketing yet?

[Fir3blaze]

I'm not sure about the pricing, since both services are owned by different companies. I do hope that they will have some sort of pricing scheme between them, so if i take the MRT and Busway, i don't have to pay both full fares.

About the busway, i heard that they are moving away from the "JDBS" pricing scheme. Which is good in promoting short distance travel. They'll also have to consider travel between lines since line 2 and 3 is will open up soon.

[Yappofloyd]

If, after, the introduction of the monorail and MRT there is no interchangable 'smart' card system between all BRT, monorail and MRT it will be silly! Multi-modal transport systems, especially those with different operators, only work effectively with ease of interchangability and the option of universal ticketing.

So hopefully all the operators realise this and the city council ensures it happens to help get encourage more people to use public transport.

[sanhen]

Here in Melbourne we buy ticket for time, not distance.
Eg. If you buy 2 hour ticket, you can use tram, bus, trains as many time as you like. They all owned by different company. The government basically setup up few operators for tram bus and trains. And another operator for the ticket.
It is very convinient (but a bit tedious sometime hehehe)

[arirangboy]

I also used to stay in Melbourne for 1,5 years to finish my degree there 5 years back. I consider that Melbourne has a very good and convenient transportation system physically and administratively. Physically, all modes of transportation are closely connected. When we get off subway, near the station there is a bus shelter and/or tram stop, so we can continue our intended trip conveniently. Administratively, the ticket apllies to all three tranportation modes based on time from 2 hour, daily, weekly, monthly and yeraly. We can choose what we like. We don't have to buy ticket again and again once we change to other modes. Only time permits you to travel. I like this one.

[sanhen]

Well.. public transport is handed to private operator now
First, they scrapped the tram conductor
Result: lots of junkies in the tram, vandals etc.
The train service now always delayed or cancelled
People been yelling to government to take over the public tranport management back

Funny to see things in Aussie where government can do better than private companies
The exact opposite things happen in Indonesia hehehe.

[tata]

Jakarta to subsidize construction of 15 busway lines in Jakarta in attempt to speed-up the realization of those lines.


Jumat, 04/03/2005 17:03 WIB
DKI siapkan anggaran khusus subsidi busway
oleh : Hendra Wibawa

JAKARTA (Bisnis): Pemprov DKI Jakarta menyiapkan anggaran khusus untuk mensubsidi 15 koridor infrastruktur busway sebesar Rp2,5 triliun.

Sekda DKI Jakarta, Ritola Tasmaya, mengatakan kebijakan tersebut diterapkan guna mempercepat penyelesaian koridor busway sekaligus memberikan pelayananan yang baik kepada publik.

"Buat membangun infrastruktur pelayanan publik memang harus disubsidi oleh pemerintah daerah. Hal tersebut menjadi suatu kewajiban," katanya di Jakarta hari ini.

Menurut dia, langkah tersebut juga dimaksudkan untuk memberi kepastian hukum pada investor bahwa Pemprov mendukung penuh proyek busway yang sekarang ini sedang dibangun.

Meski Pemprov mendukung dengan memberikan subsidi yang besar, namun pihaknya tetap memastikan prosesnya berjalan secara transparan, dapat dipertanggungjawab dan terbuka bagi publik.

[tata]

Busway increases fleet, improves ticketing system
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta

March 4, 2005

The TransJakarta Busway Management announced on Friday it had added nine new buses to its existing fleet of 56 buses to cope with large numbers of passengers during the morning and afternoon rush hours.

"We started operating those nine new buses today (Friday). These buses will help us reduce the crowding on board our buses, especially during the peak hours from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.," the management's head, Irzal Z. Djamal, said.

Irzal said the nine buses were the first of 35 new buses the administration would procure this year.

"Should the number of passengers grow significantly, we will deploy more new buses," he said.

The busway corridor from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta serves about 60,000 passengers during weekdays. That figure drops to 40,000 during weekends because many regular passengers are businesspeople whose offices are located along the 12.9-kilometer corridor.

This first busway corridor was opened on Jan. 15 last year. The administration is preparing to open two more busway corridors connecting Pulogadung in East Jakarta to Harmoni in Central Jakarta, and Harmoni to Kalideres in West Jakarta.

The corridors -- which will reportedly cost the city a total of Rp 600 billion (US$67 million) -- are scheduled to become operational in October this year.

Irzal said the management was exploring the possibility of introducing a distance-based ticketing system for the busway corridors. This new system would replace the current fixed fare of Rp 2,500 per single trip.

Under the new ticketing system, similar to one already in use on the city's trains, passengers would have to pay more the longer their trips.

"If we maintain the old ticketing system, we will have to spend a lot of money subsidizing busway passengers," he said.

Currently, the administration pays a subsidy of between Rp 80 and Rp 100 for each busway ticket sold.

City Secretary Ritola Tasmaya said the administration planned to move forward the construction of 15 new busway corridors to 2007 from the original date of 2010.

Sutiyoso's second term as Jakarta governor ends in 2007.

"We have carried out a study and we estimate that we will have to provide at least Rp 2.5 trillion to help build all of the busway infrastructure," Ritola said.

The City Transportation Agency has allocated at least Rp 10 billion to prepare the infrastructure, traffic management and civil engineering for the fourth to seventh busway routes. Another Rp 3.6 billion has been provided in the 2005 budget to create a system to monitor and control the busway projects.

[Fir3blaze]

City Secretary Ritola Tasmaya said the administration planned to move forward the construction of 15 new busway corridors to 2007 from the original date of 2010.


Wow...2007! that's fast! Hope they really do plan the routes properly.

[Fir3blaze]

Btw..what happened to the transjakarta website? I can't seem to access it.

[Yappofloyd]

Jakarta to subsidize construction of 15 busway lines in Jakarta in attempt to speed-up the realization of those lines.

Thanks for posting this Tata.

This is good news and shows that, current problems with Mono-rail aside, there is some confidence in expanding new public transport. Will be interesting to see how many more passengers use the system from Oct after the two new lines start providing E-W coverage.

[tata]

Thanks for posting this Tata.

This is good news and shows that, current problems with Mono-rail aside, there is some confidence in expanding new public transport. Will be interesting to see how many more passengers use the system from Oct after the two new lines start providing E-W coverage.

You're welcome Yappo. Will post more news about JKT Busway.

@fir3blaze: the server seems down, normally it works.

In my opinion, besides the completion of all 15 busway lines in JKT, next challanges will be:
1. Inter connectivity with other transport mode
2. Integrated pricing scheme (Busway-KRL-Monorail-Busway)
3. Feeder system
4. to involve the existing bus operators to join in busway consortium.

Easier said than done. But if we are serious and working hard, I strongly believe we can realize it. That's in the end giving more benefit to people of Jakarta (and surrounding cities)

tata

[tata]

Will summarize later ;)

Sabtu, 19 Maret 2005

Proyek Busway Koridor II dan III Akan Dimulai Lagi Akhir April

Jakarta, Kompas - Hingga pertengahan Maret ini, proyek pembangunan jalur busway koridor II (Pulo Gadung-Harmoni) dan III (Harmoni-Kalideres) masih terhenti karena alasan administrasi. Dinas Perhubungan Provinsi DKI Jakarta menjadwalkan pembangunan jalur untuk bus transjakarta itu dimulai kembali akhir April mendatang.

"Paling lambat pembangunan dimulai akhir April," kata Kepala Dinas Perhubungan DKI Jakarta Rustam Effendy, Jumat (18/3).

Menurut dia, surat keterangan otorisasi (untuk mengetahui adanya uang untuk suatu proyek) dari Sekretaris Daerah sudah keluar. "Uangnya sudah ada, tinggal masalah administrasi. Kami harus mengajukan surat-surat kepada biro perlengkapan seputar rencana lanjutan proyek busway ini," ujar Rustam.

Sejauh pengamatan, hampir tiga bulan terakhir ini tidak ada aktivitas pekerja di sepanjang jalur dari Pulo Gadung hingga Kalideres. Proyek yang sedang dilaksanakan dibiarkan terbengkalai sehingga di beberapa tempat, seperti di Senen (untuk pembangunan halte bus transjakarta), terjadi kemacetan parah.

Wakil Ketua Komisi D DPRD DKI Jakarta Mukhayar mengatakan, proyek pembangunan jalur busway koridor II dan III itu seharusnya tidak boleh berhenti dan harus jalan terus. Menurut Mukhayar, jika berhenti, itu sama dengan melecehkan Peraturan Daerah Nomor 17 Tahun 2004 tentang pengelolaan aset daerah. Ia malah mengkhawatirkan, proyek terhenti karena kontraktor yang digunakan justru bermasalah.

Sutiyoso membantah

Masih berkaitan dengan busway, Gubernur Sutiyoso secara tegas membantah temuan Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK) tentang nilai kerugian Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) DKI Jakarta akibat kontrak jasa tiket bus transjakarta sebesar Rp 70,6 juta per bulan.

"Nilai sebesar itu adalah subsidi dari Pemerintah Provinsi DKI untuk pelayanan publik," kata Sutiyoso didampingi Sekretaris Daerah Ritola Tasmaya, Kamis tengah malam.

Sebelumnya, BPK menghitung, semester II tahun 2004, dalam waktu enam bulan, Pemrov DKI mengalami kerugian mencapai Rp 423,6 juta. BPK juga menyatakan, Pemprov DKI merugi akibat pembayaran pengelolaan operator tiket yang sama sekali tidak dipungut pajak penghasilan (PPh) Pasal 23. Besarnya mencapai Rp 47,25 juta (Kompas, 18/3).

Seusai menghadiri rapat dengar pendapat dengan Komisi VI DPR, Sutiyoso menuturkan, busway merupakan salah satu program transportasi makro- Pemprov DKI Jakarta. Busway merupakan public service. Jadi, Pemprov DKI memang harus menyubsidi.

"Silakan saja dibilang merugi. Dalam konteks untuk meningkatkan pelayanan publik, Pemprov DKI memang mengalami kerugian," kata Sutiyoso.

Ritola menambahkan, kalau diperhitungkan dari penghasilan operasional bus transjakarta, besarnya subsidi yang dibilang merugikan negara itu cuma Rp 15-20 juta per bulan. Kerugian itu pun bukan dialami negara, melainkan kerugian Pemprov DKI Jakarta. (OSA/PIN)

[tata]

City digging deep for busways
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The ambitious idea of Governor Sutiyoso to provide the city with 12 more busway corridors by 2007, when his term comes to an end, has kept his subordinates busy finding funding sources.

The City Planning Agency is now tasked with reevaluating the cash-strapped budget to collect any penny available to finance the busway's fast-track scheme.

"We are also responsible for finding alternative financing sources," a senior official with the agency, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Jakarta Post over the weekend.

Jakarta Public Works Agency head Fodly Misbach calculated that the project would require between Rp 2.5 trillion and Rp 3 trillion in investment.

"The acceleration of the busway project will only be feasible if private investors are involved. The administration would pay them back later in installments," he said.

Jakarta's 2005 city budget hovers at Rp 14 trillion.

The administration has allocated Rp 600 billion of its budget for establishing two busway corridors, which will connect Pulogadung in East Jakarta with Harmoni in Central Jakarta and Harmoni with Kalideres in West Jakarta. Both corridors are slated to become operational in October.

The administration spent at least Rp 240 billion to build the first busway corridor from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta early last year.

A copy of a meeting schedule made available to the Post shows that several city agencies, coordinated by the Jakarta Urban Infrastructure Development Office (ASP), are discussing the acceleration program.

According to the notes, ASP is also assigned to follow up the administration's plan to use compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled busway buses.

While the officials were trying to make ends meet, Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo expressed skepticism that the program would be successful, highlighting the absence of a feeder system in the existing busway lines.

"The success of the busway project partly depends on the presence of a feeder system, while there is a tendency on the part of the Jakarta Transportation Agency to give so much attention to building the main trunk and thereby neglecting the establishment of the feeder system," Fauzi, who holds a doctorate in civil engineering from Kaiserlautern University of Germany, told the Post.

"We have to keep in mind that we will only squander our money in a project doomed to failure," he said.

Fauzi added that the administration would find it difficult to prepare the fund for the project as well as to procure buses.

[TheTramp]

Does anyone know what the governor is planning to do with the current buses that still run in areas where the TJ buses operate? I don't think it makes any sense to let those buses go there, because the whole point of having busway is to separate buses from private vehicles. Maybe it's been mentioned somewhere before, but I'm just curious. Is Sutiyoso planning to phase out those buses?

[macgyver]

Does anyone know what the governor is planning to do with the current buses that still run in areas where the TJ buses operate? I don't think it makes any sense to let those buses go there, because the whole point of having busway is to separate buses from private vehicles. Maybe it's been mentioned somewhere before, but I'm just curious. Is Sutiyoso planning to phase out those buses?

As long as all routes not covered by TJ yet ... they will still exist ...

[TheTramp]

As long as all routes not covered by TJ yet ... they will still exist ...

I understand when the routes aren't covered by TJ, regular buses are needed. But what about those that are already covered by TJ? It feels funny to see pics of a TJ bus next to a regular bus, with which private cars have to share lanes. This only increases congestion in regular lanes, because private drivers already sacrifice one lane for busway. They don't have much space left to share anymore.

[Alvin]

I understand when the routes aren't covered by TJ, regular buses are needed. But what about those that are already covered by TJ? It feels funny to see pics of a TJ bus next to a regular bus, with which private cars have to share lanes. This only increases congestion in regular lanes, because private drivers already sacrifice one lane for busway. They don't have much space left to share anymore.

They still exist right now, but of course, the plan is to phase them out gradually along with the expanding busway network.

[tata]

JAKARTA: Three of 12 women recruited to drive busway buses will report to work Thursday, the day the country celebrates the anniversary of the birth of national heroine Kartini on April 21.

"Hopefully, the newly recruited women drivers will help us improve our services to busway passengers," said TransJakarta Busway head Irzal Z. Djamal.

He did not say when the other nine drivers would start working.

Irzal said the women were screened from a total of 23 candidates.

Operational director of busway operator Jakarta Express Trans, Ibnu Sutanto, said seven of the 12 female drivers would undergo additional training to upgrade their driving skills.

All the women would drive busway buses plying the Blok M-Kota route.

Meanwhile, a busway bus has hit a median strip on Jl. Jend. Sudirman in front of the Chase Plaza building in Setiabudi, South Jakarta on Wednesday, causing traffic jams.

No injuries were reported in the incident that occurred at 1:30 p.m.. --JP

[Alvin]

City to build primary busway corridors
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The city administration has decided to prioritize the development of six primary busway corridors prior to 2007, instead of 12 as announced earlier.

"The City Public Works Agency is now studying the planned 12 corridors and will pick six priority corridors as their presence will make a significant improvement to the whole transportation system," City Secretary Ritola Tasmaya told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

Ritola did not reveal the reasons behind the scaling down of the plan, but financing problems were probably one of the causes. The city administration has halted the construction of the Pulogadung-Harmoni and Harmoni-Kalideres busway corridors, known as corridors 2 and 3, due to financial difficulties.

Ritola said that the six priority corridors would be classified as multi-year projects.

"It means the projects will enjoy continuous financing for several years from the city budget," he said.

Ritola's statement was in line with the administration's initial plan stipulated in the Jakarta Transportation Master Plan (PTM) 2004 made available to the Post.

The plan indicates that the administration will develop seven busway corridors by 2007.

The corridors will be supported by primary routes served by buses and secondary routes served by both buses and minibuses.

The master plan also states that the administration will further extend the project with seven more new routes, which will be developed after 2007.

Governor Sutiyoso had earlier said that the city administration would develop 12 busway corridors by 2007, when his second term ends.

City Public Works Agency head Fodly Misbach said earlier that the development of the 12 busway corridors would require between Rp 2.5 trillion (US$275 million) and Rp 3 trillion in investment.

The Jakarta Planning Agency (Bapeda) has been assigned to prepare budget allocations for the financing of the busway.

Meanwhile, Jakarta Transportation Agency head Rustam Effendy Sidabutar acknowledged that the administration would find it difficult to go ahead with the acceleration project, mainly due to glaring problems in the field.

"We need to widen some roads to be used as busway corridors. And that's not an easy task to do, especially due to the land acquisition issue," Rustam said.

Many of the city's projects have hit snags owing to land acquisition problems, like the development of East Flood Canal, Pulogebang bus terminal.

The administration has allocated more than Rp 500 billion from its 2005 city budget for the establishment of two busway corridors, which will connect Pulogadung in East Jakarta with Harmoni in Central Jakarta and Harmoni with Kalideres in West Jakarta. Both corridors are slated to become operational in October.

The administration spent at least Rp 240 billion to build the first busway corridor from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta early last year.

Development of Priority Bus Infrastructure by 2007

Corridors
1. Blok M - Kota
2. Pulogebang - Hotel Indonesia traffic circle
3. Daan Mogot - Juanda
4. Pulogebang - Tanah Abang
5. Kampung Melayu - Ancol
6. Kampung Melayu - Cideng
7. Pasar Minggu - Manggarai

Extended corridors, to be developed between 2007 and 2010
- Kampung Rambutan - Kampung Melayu
- Warung Jati - Menteng
- Tomang - Harmoni - Pasar Baru
- Cakung/Pulo Gebang - Kampung Melayu
- Senayan - Pejompongan
- Lebak Bulus - Kebayoran Lama
- Cawang - Ciledug

Source: Jakarta Transportation System Master Plan 2004 (PTM)

[tata]

Read and analyze this good article about how uneasy it is to ensure no vehicle enter to Busway lane. It shows also the ones who violate the rule here is NOT ordinary people with their cars or motorbikes, but often those who has power or very to close power holders. Gang Harley Davidson is one very notorious when we speak about how the rich-want-to-look-cool guys ride their bikes.

Mengamankan Jalur Busway

JALUR khusus bus atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan busway merupakan jalur yang secara khusus diperuntukkan bagi bus dengan tujuan dan kecepatan tertentu sehingga terlepas dari gangguan kendaraan lain (steril). Tidak terkecuali jalur busway Jakarta juga harus steril dari gangguan kendaraan lainnya. Pengetahuan umum semacam itulah yang membuat masyarakat marah ketika suatu hari rombongan Wakil Presiden Hamzah Haz (2004) melintas di jalur busway. Kemarahan yang sama ditunjukkan oleh Gubernur DKI Jakarta Sutiyoso.

Meskipun demikian, pelanggaran serupa masih terus terjadi dan dilakukan berbagai pihak, termasuk aparat keamanan yang seharusnya bertanggung jawab untuk menegakkan aturan. Mavel Cahyadi dan Damantoro, anggota Asosiasi Pengguna Angkutan Umum, (2005) mencatat beberapa contoh pelanggaran pada jalur busway.

Pertama, pada hari Rabu (6 April 2005) sekitar pukul 13.40, tepat di depan halte Olimo, melintas sebuah kendaraan TNI dari arah Kota menuju Blok M pada jalur busway. Mobil itu melaju sambil menyalakan lampu hazard, membunyikan sirene dan membunyikan klakson di saat bus transjakarta yang melintas di jalur khususnya, busway. Padahal, Jalan Gajah Mada saat itu tidak dalam keadaan padat sehingga tidak melalui jalur busway pun perjalanan bisa lancar. Lagi pula Jakarta tidak sedang dalam keadaan darurat yang membuat TNI harus segera siaga.

Kedua, Kamis (7 April 2005) sekitar pukul 07.15 di Jalan MH Thamrin melintas mobil dengan pelat dinas kepolisian Nomor 1182-18 dengan hanya satu penumpang, padahal itu adalah kawasan 3 in 1. Pernah juga terjadi barisan mobil pemadam kebakaran bergerak beriringan di jalur busway ke arah Kota lengkap dengan sirene dan klakson saat bus transjakarta di depannya berhenti.

Ketiga, contoh yang lebih gila lagi adalah laporan dari pengguna bus transjakarta seperti dimuat dalam surat pembaca Kompas (4/4 dan 2/5 2005), yang mengeluhkan adanya iring-iringan klub motor gede yang menggunakan jalur busway. Bahkan, iring-iringan motor gede itu tidak mengindahkan lampu pengatur lalu lintas dan pemakai jalan lainnya.

Sudah begitu, tidak ada pula personel polisi yang menghentikan/menindak mereka. Ini suatu hal yang benar-benar sangat mengusik rasa keadilan dan sekaligus ironi. Sebab, pasti yang memiliki motor gede itu adalah berpendidikan menengah ke atas dan biasanya di-back up oleh seseorang yang memiliki jabatan di pemerintahan/militer/polisi.

Beberapa contoh kasus di atas memperlihatkan betapa ironisnya kehidupan di Jakarta, khususnya penghargaannya terhadap pelayanan umum.

Mereka yang mengetahui hukum dan seharusnya memberikan teladan kepada masyarakat untuk taat pada peraturan ternyata justru memberikan contoh yang buruk. Akhirnya, masyarakat pun bingung, kepada siapa mereka harus mengeluhkan permasalahannya bila mereka yang seharusnya mendengarkan keluhan itu justru memberikan contoh pelanggaran?

Peraturan Daerah (Perda) DKI Jakarta Nomor 2 Tahun 2003 tentang Lalu Lintas dan Angkutan Jalan Pasal 55 secara eksplisit mengatur bahwa Pada jalur yang diperuntukkan khusus untuk kendaraan umum tertentu dilarang digunakan kendaraan jenis lain kecuali ditentukan lain oleh rambu-rambu dan/atau marka jalan. Perda ini secara khusus memberikan payung hukum bagi keberadaan jalur khusus bus atau busway.

Meskipun perda itu jelas bunyinya dan tentu dipahami oleh polisi serta petugas pemadam kebakaran, kenyataan menunjukkan bahwa orang-orang di kedua institusi itu masih ada yang melanggar aturan. Rombongan Wakil Presiden Hamzah Haz (saat itu), rombongan TNI, dan rombongan motor gede boleh saja beralasan tidak membaca perdanya. Namun, kalau itu alasannya, apa para sopir angkutan umum yang tidak melanggar perda tersebut sudah baca perdanya juga? Sangat mungkin dengar pun tidak. Tapi, mereka tidak melanggar jalur busway. Artinya, sumber pelanggaran bukan disebabkan oleh ketidaktahuannya, melainkan oleh sikap adigang, adigung, dan adiguna para pelanggar tadi. Mereka merasa kuat, jadi boleh sewenang-wenang melanggar jalur busway meskipun hal itu sangat membahayakan keselamatan pengguna jalur busway.

Kesalahan para pelanggar itu bukan hanya karena mereka telah menggunakan jalur busway untuk kepentingan mereka, tetapi juga membunyikan klakson pada saat bus transjakarta berhenti menaik-turunkan penumpang dengan maksud mempercepat waktu henti bus transjakarta di halte. Selain menyalahi aturan, tindakan ini sangat membahayakan keselamatan banyak penumpang bus yang akan naik dan turun di halte. Bila hal itu terjadi pada saat Orde Baru masih berjaya, mungkin masyarakat akan diam dan mengelus dada saja.

Namun sekarang zaman telah berubah, masyarakat muak melihat sikap orang-orang yang merasa kuat dan berkuasa sehingga dengan seenaknya mengabaikan keselamatan umum. Sikap yang tidak etis itu juga diperlihatkan oleh para barisan pemadam kebakaran yang melintasi jalur busway.


KECENDERUNGAN menggunakan jalur busway oleh kendaraan yang tidak seharusnya melintas di busway, bila tidak segera diatasi, dapat memperburuk citra proyek busway. Awalnya hanya mobil rombongan pejabat negara, pemadam kebakaran, TNI, polisi, atau rombongan motor gede yang melanggar. Tapi, ketika mereka melintas dan dibiarkan, maka tidak tertutup kemungkinan mobil-mobil pribadi akan melakukan hal yang sama. Mereka akan menerobos lewat jalur busway dengan argumen bahwa kendaraan lain juga lewat dan tidak ditangkap. "Apa beda mobil saya dengan mobil-mobil lain yang lewat di jalur busway dan tidak ditangkap itu?" Bila kekhawatiran semacam itu betul-betul terjadi, tamatlah riwayat busway Koridor I yang dinilai sukses itu.

Siapa yang harus bertanggung jawab untuk mengamankan jalur busway agar terbebas dari gangguan kendaraan lain? Logikanya, tugas mengamankan jalur busway itu adalah BP Trans yang selama ini bertanggung jawab mengoperasikan busway. Sebab, tugas pengoperasian itu bukan hanya sebatas memungut tiket saja, tapi termasuk di dalamnya adalah mengusahakan bus transjakarta berjalan secara lancar tanpa ada gangguan. Bahwa dalam pelaksanaan di lapangan BP Trans bekerja sama dengan polisi dan DLLAJ (Dinas Perhubungan) DKI Jakarta adalah hal yang wajar. Tapi, tanggung jawab pengoperasiannya secara penuh jelas ada pada BP Trans. Karena, BP Trans-lah yang ditunjuk untuk mengelola busway.

Mengingat tanggung jawab pengoperasian ada pada BP Trans, maka ketika melihat ada pelanggaran dalam penggunaan jalur busway, BP Trans mestinya cepat bertindak agar kejadian serupa tidak terulang. Apa pun alasannya (termasuk karena hari libur), penggunaan jalur busway untuk melintas kendaraan lain jelas menyalahi aturan dan membahayakan keselamatan penumpang bus transjakarta. Bila melakukan survei di dalam bus transjakarta saja dilarang dengan alasan mengganggu kenyamanan penumpang-meskipun kenyataannya mayoritas penumpang selalu berebut ingin mengisi angket- mengapa yang jelas-jelas membahayakan keselamatan penumpang tidak ditindak? Menindak sendiri jelas bukan kewenangan BP Trans. Tapi dengan otoritasnya, BP Trans dapat meminta bantuan polisi untuk menindak para pelanggar. Celakanya adalah bila salah satu pelanggarnya adalah polisi sendiri dan BP Trans tidak punya keberanian menegur polisi. Akibatnya adalah jalur busway lama-kelamaan akan menjadi jalur yang tidak steril lagi. Bila ini yang terjadi, tamatlah riwayat kesuksesan busway sebagai sistem transportasi yang aman, nyaman, dan tepat waktu. Akibat lebih jauh adalah usaha membangun 15 koridor busway menjadi gagal.

Darmaningtyas Country Director ITDP di Indonesia

[sanhen]

Wah iya tuh
Gang Harley Davidson
Masa sampe ke jalan tol segala
Asli sok jago!

[macgyver]

Iya tuch .....
BEELLLAAAAGGGUUUUU BBUUUAAANGGGEEEETTTTTTT

Mereka gak tau .... justru ngejatuhin nama baik mereka sendiri ..... !!!

Tuch ketua HDCI .... salah satu anggota Warkop ...he he he

[Alvin]

3 corridors by end 2005, 7 corridors by end 2006 and 11 corridors by end 2007

10-05-2005
Pembangunan Empat Koridor Baru Busway Segera Dimulai

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Pemerintah Propinsi DKI Jakarta tahun ini akan memulai pembangunan empat koridor baru busway. Berbeda dengan tiga koridor sebelumnya, pembangunan keempat koridor itu akan dilakukan dengan sistem multiyears. Artinya, walau pengerjaan dilakukan lebih dari satu tahun anggaran, namun penetapan anggaran dilakukan saat pertamakali anggaran disetujui DPRD DKI Jakarta.

Keempat koridor baru tersebut yaitu koridor Ragunan-Imam Bonjol via Mampang-Rasuna Said-Taman Surapati, memutar di rumah dinas Gubernur DKI Jakarta. Koridor kedua Cililitan-Ancol via Tanjung Priok. Lalu, koridor Pulogadung-Bundaran HI via Jalan Pramuka. Terakhir, koridor Kampung Rambutan-Kampung Melayu via jalan raya Bogor-Sutoyo-Dewi Sartika-Otista. Keempat koridor itu diharapkan akan selesai akhir 2006. Nantinya, kata dia, empat koridor baru itu akan terintegrasi dengan dengan tiga koridor sebelumnya.

Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum (PU) DKI Jakarta, Fodli Misbach kepada wartawan, Selasa 10/5), mengatakan untuk membiayai pembangunan empat koridor itu, Dinas PU telah mengajukan anggaran sebesar Rp 400 miliar. “Kita akan ajukan dana Rp 100 miliar pada perubahan anggaran (ABT). Sedangkan sisanya diajukan pada tahun anggaran berikutnya,” ujar Fodli.

Fodli beralasan, penggunaan sistem multiyears pada keempat koridor tersebut untuk menghindari terhambatnya pengerjaan proyek tersebut. “Seperti proyek monorel atau BKT, kemungkinan gagal ditengah jalan sangat kecil karena anggaran sudah ditetapkan sejak proyek dimulai,” jelasnya.

Sebagai contoh, pengerjaan koridor II dan III busway sempat tertunda hampir setengah tahun akibat masalah pembahasan anggaran yang belum juga selesai. Meski sudah disetujui pada tahun anggaran sebelumnya, namun karena tidak menggunakan sistem multiyears, akhirnya pengerjaannya menjadi terhambat “Hampir 50 persen pengerjaan proyek menjadi terhambat,” ungkapnya.

Dia menambahkan, sebelum keempat koridor itu selesai, pihaknya juga akan melanjutkan pembangunan empat koridor baru lagi. Sehingga, lanjut dia, tahun 2007 nanti sudah terbangun 11 koridor yang saling terintegrasi. “Jika kesebelas koridor itu sudah selesai, maka satu koridor bisa berfungsi sebagai feeder (pengumpan-red) bagi koridor busway lainnya,” ungkapnya.

Menyangkut soal tiket multitrip bagi penumpang busway, menurut Fodli, hal itu menjadi tanggung jawab Badan Pengelola (BP) Transjakarta. “Menyangkut tiket multitrip, BP Transjakarta yang lebih mengetahuinya,” tuturnya.

Selain mengajukan empat koridor baru, tambah Fodli, pihaknya juga akan menunda pembangunan tiga koridor lain. Ketiga koridor yang dimaksud adalah koridor Cileduk-Tendean, koridor Pasar Minggu-Manggarai serta koridor Kalimalang-Cawang.

Foldi beralasan, penundaan pembangunan tiga koridor itu karena pengerjaannya dianggap lebih sulit dibanding koridor lain. Sebab, kondisi eksisting jalan yang ada terlalu sempit, sehingga satu-satunya cara agar bisa dilalui busway, yaitu dengan pelebaran jalan. “Upaya pelebaran jalan itu tidak mudah. Selain harus melakukan pembebasan, harganya pun sangat tinggi dan biasanya diatas nilai jual objek pajak (NJOP),” tukasnya.

Ketua DPRD DKI Jakarta, Ade Surapriatna ketika dihubungi secara terpisah, mengaku sudah mendengar rencana dari eksekutif tersebut. “Prinsipnya, kita akan mendukung kebijakan Pemprop DKI selama untuk kepentingan umum,” katanya.



Penulis: agus

[tata]

Busway Line 2 still on hold or construction is resumed?

[Alvin]

Line 2 and Line 3 should resume within a few weeks after being delayed for 4 months due to no funds disbursement

[Alvin]

Bad news guys, Line 2 and 3 will only resume construction in July, now scheduled for December completion.

12-05-2005
Halte Busway Koridor II dan III Dilengkapi Genset dan Toilet
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Kepala Dinas Perhubungan (Kadishub) Propinsi DKI Jakarta, Rustam Effendi mengungkapkan, ada kemajuan dari pembangunan infrastruktur busway koridor II trayek Pulogadung – Harmoni dan koridor II trayek Kalideres – Harmoni bila dinandingkan dengan busway koridor I trayek Blok M – Kota yaitu setiap halte nantinya dilengkapi dengan genset dan toilet. Demikian diungkapkan Rustam Effendy kepada wartawan termasuk beritajakarta.com saat konferensi pers mengenai lanjutan pembangunan busway Koridor II dan III Pulo Gadung - Harmoni – Kalideres di kantor Dishub, Jatibaru, Jakarta Pusat, Kamis (12/5).

“Setiap haltenya nanti kita pakai genset otomatik sehingga begitu mati listrik maka secara otomatis genset hidup tanpa harus dikendalikan oleh operator. Kalau di Koridor I melewati banyak perkantoran tapi sulit untuk melakukan aktivitas buang air kecil maupun besar maka untuk koridor II dan III di beberapa haltenya akan dilengkapi toilet,” jelas Rustam.

Rustam menegaskan, seperti apa yang kemarin (Rabu, 11/5) dipaparkan kepada Komisi D DPRD DKI bahwa kelemahan dan kekurangan yang ada pada busway koridor I mulai koridor II akan ditingkatkan menjadi lebih baik lagi agar busway sebagai salah satu moda angkutan makro di DKI Jakarta akan lebih menarik para pengguna kendaraan pribadi untuk beralih ke busway sehingga pada saatnya kemacetan lalu lintas Jakarta dapat dikurangi.

Khusus untuk di Roxy, lanjut Rustam, pembangunan haltenya dihentikan sementara mengingat ada pembangunan flyover oleh Dinas Pekerjaan Umum (PU). “Di Roxy karena flyover dibangun terpaksa kita undurkan dulu pembangunan haltenya karena akan mubazir. Pembangunan flyover itu menurut PU diperkirakan hampir 1,5 tahun,” katanya.

Sebagai solusinya, kata Rustam, haltenya untuk sementara dipindahkan ke Jalan Suryopratomo. Dan di Suryopratomo pun tidak kita bangun halte baru. Rustam menambahkan, untuk pembangunan halte di koridor III di Jalan Daan Mogot yang melewati flyover memang mengalami kesulitan karena harus melakukan pelebaran jalan dimana kondisi jalannya menyempit akibat flyover tersebut.

Lebih lanjut Rustam mengungkapkan, dalam pemabangunan busway ini melibatkan empat instansi yaitu Dinas PU, Dishub, Pertamanan dan Penerangan Jalan Umum (PJU).




Penulis: wawan

Sumber: wawan

[tata]

Bad news guys, Line 2 and 3 will only resume construction in July, now scheduled for December completion.


it's a long and winding road to have a comfortable public transportation in JKT :(

[Alvin]

it's a long and winding road to have a comfortable public transportation in JKT :(
yeah that's why i'm not surprised that no one wants to invest (in public transport/MRT) here...

[Alvin]

City to accept advise on busway
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Jakarta administration said it would use suggestions offered by experts from the New York-based Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) to improve the busway service.

"We take the suggestions they gave us seriously ... some will be applied to our new busway corridors," Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo said over the weekend.

He said extra doors would be added to the buses and shelters of the busway in order to cut down on the boarding time and the buses' stopping time.

Fauzi said the busway operator also would begin the trial run of an articulated bus on the Blok M-Kota busway corridor as part of efforts to boost the capacity of the system.

"An articulated bus is ready and the TransJakarta busway management is preparing a test run," he said.

He said the administration realized articulated buses were needed in order to accommodate more passengers on future busway corridors.

Adding second doors to every bus and shelter along the busway corridors and operating articulated buses were among the recommendations made by the ITDP during a meeting with Fauzi last Wednesday.

According to the ITDP's projections, adding additional doors would significantly shorten the current boarding time of 45 seconds to 22 seconds, in turn increasing the capacity of the buses to 6,000 passengers per hour per direction from the current 2,700 passengers per hour per direction.

The institute, which also provided technical assistance for the TransMilenio busway project in Bogota, Columbia, which Jakarta has tried to emulate, also recommended the use of articulated buses to further increase the capacity of the buses to 9,600 passengers per hour per direction.

ITDP executive director Walter Hook also faulted the city administration's failure to integrate the Senen railway station in Central Jakarta into the busway system, saying that failure would cause the system to lose between 20,000 and 25,000 passengers per day.

Commenting on the criticism, Fauzi said the administration would integrate the railway station into the busway system after it finished renovating the Senen area.

The administration plans to complete construction this year of two new busway corridors connecting Pulogadung in East Jakarta and Harmoni in Central Jakarta, and Harmoni and Kalideres in West Jakarta.

The administration began operating the first busway route in January last year, connecting Blok M in South Jakarta with Kota in West Jakarta.

City Transportation Agency head Rustam Effendy Sidabutar said the administration would complete the new busway routes by the end of December.

"At least 29 public bus routes with 302 buses will be affected by the new busway routes," Rustam said.

He said buses whose routes overlapped the busway corridors by at least 50 percent would be scrapped, but the operators would be given the opportunity to join the consortium operating the new corridors or to move their armada to other routes.

New Busway Corridors

Pulogadung-Harmoni Kalideres-Harmoni
Length 18 kilometers 15 kilometers
Shelters 46 shelters 22 shelters
Pedestrian Bridges 26 bridges 18 bridges
Buses 107 buses 80 buses

Source: City Transportation Agency

[Yappofloyd]

Can anyone pls update the thread on exactly what stage construction is at on the two East West BRT routes ? Does completion by the end of the year still look likely?

[Alvin]

Can anyone pls update the thread on exactly what stage construction is at on the two East West BRT routes ? Does completion by the end of the year still look likely?
yep, as far as I know corridors 2 and 3 will be completed by the end of the year
Corridors 4,5,6 and 7 will start preliminery work this year. The govt has an ambitious plan to finish these 4 lines by 2007.

[Fir3blaze]

Its a shame that corridor 2 and 3 are delayed. I really hope that they are operational by end of year. Delays should not be tolerated, cos the busway program has been delayed a few times now (for the targeted completion of 11 lines, and now corridor 2 and 3).

On a positive note, its good to hear that they're improving the facilities, including putting articulated bus into service.

[Alvin]

Its a shame that corridor 2 and 3 are delayed. I really hope that they are operational by end of year. Delays should not be tolerated, cos the busway program has been delayed a few times now (for the targeted completion of 11 lines, and now corridor 2 and 3).

On a positive note, its good to hear that they're improving the facilities, including putting articulated bus into service.
yeah at least they're doing something...

[sanhen]

hahahaha
you right alvin!
they are doing something is very good already hehehe

[Fir3blaze]

Lol...forgive me for being overdemanding. Haha... but u guys are right, its good that something is being done.

I really hope that the busway is the key to a good public transport in Jakarta and hopefully other cities in Indonesia.

[Yappofloyd]

yep, as far as I know corridors 2 and 3 will be completed by the end of the year
Corridors 4,5,6 and 7 will start preliminery work this year. The govt has an ambitious plan to finish these 4 lines by 2007.

Alvin, thansk for the info. If lines 2 & 3 are finhsed by the end of this year, and at least two lines of 4-7 by early 2007, then this will be a significant achievment. Passenger numbers should greatly increase once there is a basic network beyond the first 3 lines.

[hadiwinata]

Check it out... soon, i hope, it will help the traffic very much..
http://www.kompas.com/metro/news/0506/23/140633.htm

[Alvin]

24-06-2005
Pembiayaan Busway Direncanakan Secara Multiyears pada 2006




Pemerintah Propinsi (Pemprop) DKI Jakarta mengharapkan kepada Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD) DKI Jakarta agar pembiayaan busway dilakukan secara multiyears. “Begitu anggaran didapat, saya harapkan bulan enam ini sudah mulai dicairkan dan bisa dijalankan melalui mekanisme tender,” jelas Sutiyoso kepada wartawan usai shalat Jumat di Balai Kota, Jumat (24/5).

Sutiyoso mengatakan, mulai tahun 2006 mendatang, Pemprop DKI Jakarta meminta kepada DPRD DKI Jakarta agar merencanakan pembiayaan busway secara multiyears karena melihat kondisi kemacetan Jakarta yang semakin parah. “Kalau busway sudah dapat dibangun banyak koridor itu secara otomatis orang akan meninggalkan mobil pribadi,” ujar Sutiyoso.

Disamping busway tersebut kata Sutiyoso, pembangunan monorel juga terus berjalan sehingga diharapkan pada tahun 2007 dapat beroperasi dan 15 koridor busway telah dibangun maka akan sangat membantu mengurangi kemacetan lalu lintas kendaraan di Jakarta. “Saya juga akan mengimbangi dengan peraturan-peraturan pembatasan kendaraan pribadi seperti yang dilakukan oleh kota-kota besar di dunia,” katanya.

Adapun untuk masalah bahan bakar gas yang akan diterapkan pada busway, Sutiyoso menjelaskan, Pemprop DKI telah menawarkan kepada swasta melaui tender yang kompetitif.

Ketika ditanya wartawan tentang adanya kemungkinan terhambatnya operasi busway koridor II dan III pada akhir 2005 ini karena belum tersedia armadanya oleh konsorsium, dengan tegas Sutiyoso membenarkan pernyataan tersebut. “Kemarin yang saya cek. Dan kemarin itu kan belum menyangkut koridor II dan III tetapi adalah kemarin yang diekspos feeder dan saya minta segera dibangun dan ditata kembali. Memang ini merubah sistem, dulu setiap koridor berjalan masing-masing diintegrasikan dan trayek itu harus dirubah lagi, disesuaikan dengan kondisi yang ada,” ujarnya.

Lebih lanjut Sutiyoso mengatakan, pekan depan, dirinya menginstruksikan kepada Dinas Perhubungan untuk mengekspos masalah busway koridor II dan III.

[Alvin]

I'm pretty convinced that the Jakarta administration is full of incompetent, corrupt bureaucrats who lack administrative abilities and have no idea about running projects on schedule
...it really angers me to see these vital projects delayed for the nth time...
No gas-powered buses stall busway project expansion
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta

The new busway routes are unlikely to start operations by the year-end deadline because the Jakarta administration has yet to start constructing the compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for the buses.

"I have the impression that the relevant city officials have failed to accomplish their tasks on time ... I know that there is a lot of work to do, which is still incomplete," Jakarta Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo told The Jakarta Post at City Hall after Friday prayers.

Fauzi slammed the officials in charge, calling them incompetent and unable to work to schedule.

"What a waste. We had even sent them to study at higher education institutes. Unfortunately, they have failed to perform."

Assistant to the city secretary for development affairs Hari Sandjojo said the administration had not yet appointed any private companies to help finance the construction of the CNG network.

"So far, we are still selecting the companies, who are interested in investing in the CNG supplies," Hari told the Post.

Four private companies have expressed interest in building gas networks connecting the city's existing CNG pipeline to the two planned CNG stations on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan in North Jakarta and at Rawabuaya, West Jakarta. The two CNG stations will cater for 200 buses on routes linking Pulogadung in East Jakarta to Harmoni in Central Jakarta and from Harmoni to Kalideres in West Jakarta.

Earlier in April this year, the administration, state oil and gas company PT Pertamina and gas distributor PT PGN signed a memorandum of understanding to supply CNG to the busway, as part of efforts to gradually replace high emission-vehicles using gasoline with CNG-powered ones, which have lower emissions.

The MOU is also a follow-up of the plan to require all public transportation vehicles to use CNG in order to reduce air pollution in Jakarta --the world's third-most polluted city after Mexico City and Bangkok, in line with the implementation of Bylaw No. 2/2005 on air pollution control endorsed in February.

Meanwhile, Jakarta Transportation Agency head Rustam Effendy Sidabutar revealed that a consortium of local companies in charge of procuring the buses, was currently ordering chassis from a private company in South Korea.

"It has ordered for the first round, 71 chassis out of the planned 200 for the buses. Those chassis will be reassembled at the New Armada workshop in Magelang, Central Java," Rustam said.

[sanhen]

LOL!
Its not surprising they are like that!
Many of them choosen for their position not because of they have the necessary skills and experience. But this family.. that family.. that friends.. this friends.. bla bla bla.

[Zorobabel]

They should create smaller municipalities in Jakarta and get rid of this over-arching system where incompetent officials are allowed to spend their entire lives in the administration. The officials should be directly accountable to the smaller areas that they are responsible for. That way the people will kick out their bosses if they don't get the job done.

[tata]

unfortunately the word 'accountable' doesnt seem to exist in their mind. *sorry for being sarcastics*

[hadiwinata]

unfortunately the word 'accountable' doesnt seem to exist in their mind. *sorry for being sarcastics*

Just wondering, how would we reform ourselves ?? Even if we start TODAY, it would take 2-3 generations to change this kind of mentality, i guess... :bash:

[627]

looking at america's history.. it dont think corruption is going ot end as fast. from what ive heard, indonesia's coruption ness seems to resemble america in the 1930s, the gilded age, with bosstweed's political machine, tammaney hall, and al capone and how the police were powerless agains thim and aaaaaalll that jazz. taht would be coruption at it worst, which would be the same level indonesia is at right now.. corruption continued to haunt america up to the water gate scandal in the early eighties with nixon... and thats like fifty years.. so id say that itd take htat long for corruption to end in indo. maybe less..

[Zorobabel]

Watergate was from 1972-1974. To get rid of corruption taking a defeatist attitude is totally wrong. Someone has to take the first step.

[joko]

Adelaide busway, jalur ke luar kota (suburb), tidak makan jalan :

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4113/adlb13ls.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4113/adlb13ls.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3402/adlb24xg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3402/adlb24xg.jpg

[sanhen]

I tried that busway once. Very very fast. Up to 100 Km/h speed. The route start from city until a shopping center in suburban. The bus can run on normal road and guided rail as above. Once the bus enter the rail, a special wheel will control the steering, become automatic bus!

I was hoping transjakarta busway will be build like this. But now I think it is impossible.

This is my personal observation and conclusion: In Adelaide, those guided rail is located inside isolated space, far from people etc (most of them inside parks, above waters). At first I thought it was for beauty. But then I realize it was for safety. Imagine a bus that run at 100Km/h and somehow a rock is in the path. A train will easily crush the rock. Bus is not as heavy as a train, so it might jump, causing derailment.

[tata]

it looks to me that rail used in Adelaide busway would cost a lot. Why not building light train in that case?

[sanhen]

light train (tram, MRT) will require more expensive investment in infrastructure and rolling stock.

busway track might look expensive but no need for overhead cables, signalling etc. track maintenance is simpler, no need for special balast train etc. station can be just a bus stop. rolling stock is normal bus with simple modification.

oh, adelaide does not have an MRT system. their commuter train train still diesel not electric. their main public transport is bus network. so busway can be easily intregated to existing system.

they do have light rail in form of tram, it goes from central to the beach. the tram looks like the old Jakarta tram.

[joko]

Sydney Lightrail :
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/92/aust16qd.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/92/aust16qd.jpg

Melbourne Tram :

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/83/aust28bf.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/83/aust28bf.jpg
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/8466/aust34ni.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/8466/aust34ni.jpg
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3136/aust45rl.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3136/aust45rl.jpg

Adelaide Tram (funny old..):
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6075/aust54ly.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6075/aust54ly.jpg

[XxRyoChanxX]

so did this thing had any effect on the traffic jam? ..did it help at least a little bit?

[sanhen]

hum... not really. tram usually run on normal streets. thus, like busway, they use part of road for themselves. so, in a way, it promote traffic jams. but because usually there is no barrier between tracks and roads, due jams, cars enter this part of roads and blocking trams. this usually happen during peak hours. but of course, public transport like this promote people not to use cars - but in practice, it is not always happens.

joko, those melbourne trams is the old stocks. the new one much nicer and faster. some of the new one even 5 carriages long!! :eek2:

[joko]

Yes, I saw some of the new Melbourne trams like the third pic. I took all those pics 4 months ago...
the green one is typical Melbourne tram, I like it, you can see on post cards and miniatur tram souvenirs.
Around the city there is maroon tram, it's free, like in Adelaide around the city free bee line bus . Poor everything has to pay in Sydney..no free ride around the city....
The busway in Adelaide between city and Tea Tree plaza (Tea Tree suburb) and the tram is very old, funny and noisy... serves city to Glenelg

[sanhen]

If you take the free city circle tram, you will pass docklands area. That is a massive new development. And you should see Eureka tower, the highest aparment in the world - still under construction.

[XxRyoChanxX]

hopefully the monorail will be opening soon...

[Fir3blaze]

Some news taken from transjakarta's own website. Apparently they change their URL, its now http://trans.jakarta.go.id

Meanwhile, any news about line 2 and 3?

Penumpang Perhari Capai 69 Ribu
04 Juli 2005 10:21:18
TransJakarta!- Rekor penumpang harian bus Transjakarta (Tije), kembali pecah. Peristiwa ini terjadi Rabu (29/6) lalu, penumpang yang terangkut sebanyak 69.135 orang. Kepala BP TransJakarta, Irzal Z Djamal memaparkan, ledakan penumpang itu terjadi karena siklus bulanan dan naiknya animo penumpang. ”Itu akhir bulan, banyak warga Jakarta yang pergi berbelanja dan jalan-jalan,” ujarnya.

Hari itu, penumpang tertinggi berada di Terminal Blok M sebanyak 13.988 orang. Lalu, penumpang di Stasiun Kota berada di posisi ke dua dengan penumpang sebanyak 10.636 orang. “Posisi jumlah penumpang tertinggi kedua ada di Sawah Besar sebanyak 4.217 oran,” tambahnya.

Rekor penumpang kali ini, naik seribu orang dari rekor sebelumnya yang terjadi pada Rabu (4/5) lalu yang mengangkut penumpang sebanyak 68.067 orang. “Rekor ini juga memacahkan rekor penumpang sebelumnya pada Senin, 8 November 2004, sebanyak 67.428 orang,” tambah Irzal.

Yang pasti, Irzal mengaku gembira dengan kenaikan jumlah penumpang itu. “Yang pasti, kita akan berusaha meningkatkan pelayanan, agar pertumbuhan penumpang terus terjadi,” tutur mantan Asisten Pembangunan Pemprov DKI Jakarta ini.

Untuk tambahan informasi, rekor penumpang bulanan tertinggi berada di bulan Juni ini sebanyak 1.709.919 orang. Rekor sebelumya ada di bulan April 2005, 1.658.903 orang. Lalu, posisi ketiga berada di bulan Desember 2004 hanya 1.638.415 orang, sedangkan posisi keempat berada di bulan Maret 2005 dengan jumlah 1.631.278 orang. (*)

[tata]

Meanwhile, any news about line 2 and 3?


they resume the construction mid July

[Yappofloyd]

it looks to me that rail used in Adelaide busway would cost a lot. Why not building light train in that case?
tata, actually a rail line was considered but a mixture of cost benefits, environmental issues (part of the line uses a creek corridor) and politics (new mass transit system for small Australia city - well smaller than others with 1 million people) meant that the O-Bahn system was chosen.

In the end it has work out very well. There is a website (http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/guides/obahn.html) for further info.

There are some interesting facts on the website ;

- At 12 kilometres long, the Adelaide O-Bahn is the longest and fastest guided bus service in the world, travelling at speeds up to 100km/h.
- More than 7 million passengers a year, including local, interstate and overseas visitors use the O-Bahn. The system is capable of moving 18,000 people an hour in each direction.
- The busway consists of 5,800 sleepers, 5,600 pylons drilled to a depth of 3 metres, 4,200 track pieces, 25 bridges, 8 pedestrian overpasses and a 60 metre-long tunnel.
- Compared with equivalent rail systems, the O-Bahn is almost 50 per cent cheaper to operate while providing a faster, more flexible service than many other transit systems.
- At the time of building, the entire O-Bahn project, (including the bus fleet) cost $98 million.

[XxRyoChanxX]

i think they need to speed up the construction.....

[sanhen]

and... the bus in environment friendly. it use gas instead of petrol. plus many bus have double carriage, that make the polution ratio even lower.

[tata]

@yappofloyd: thanks for your explanation
@sanhen: they'll use articulated bus for line 2 and 3.

[Fir3blaze]

@sanhen: they'll use articulated bus for line 2 and 3.

tata, is that confirmed? The last article I read only indicated that they're considering articulated bus and more than one door on each station. I personally think that a single door per station is not going to be enough. Hope they do sth about line 1 too.

[tata]

tata, is that confirmed? The last article I read only indicated that they're considering articulated bus and more than one door on each station. I personally think that a single door per station is not going to be enough. Hope they do sth about line 1 too.

Fir3blaze, I believe we read the same article. And so far there's no further confirmation.

[tata]

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2277/senen0006p87ac.jpg

MEN AT WORK: Workers dig up the road to prepare the lane in front of a busway stop in Senen, Central Jakarta. The construction of busway lanes and shelters has been slowed down due to a delay in the disbursement of funds from the city administration. (JP/P.J. Leo)

[Alvin]

http://www.kompas.com/metro/news/0507/20/143918.htm

[XxRyoChanxX]

i hope he keep his word

[tata]

i hope he keep his word

Sutiyoso is a competent governor and he can deliver. The problem is the people under him......

[XxRyoChanxX]

o0o...ic ic...~ that sucks...are they like greedy ppl or something...i would love to smack their faces..LOL

[sanhen]

there is no use smacking their face.
smack their family faces is better :)

[Alvin]

Sanhen, what's that Indonesia Urban Database that you put in your signature?

[Alvin]

City company to launch CNG-powered busway in December
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The city administration said on Wednesday that the second and third busway corridors would start operating in December, despite delays in their construction due to financial problems.

"We are sticking to the original plan of launching the corridors in December," Jakarta City Secretary Ritola Tasmaya told reporters at City Hall.

Fears have been increasing that the two corridors -- Pulogadung-Harmoni and Harmoni-Kalideres -- would not be completed on time due to delays in the disbursement of funding from the city administration.

Ritola said that 71 buses, powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), would initially serve the two routes starting in December.

The city administration would build natural gas pipelines to keep the buses fueled in cooperation with state CNG supplier Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN).

Two CNG stations would be built along the two busway routes -- one at Rawabuaya in West Jakarta and another on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, East Jakarta.

"We are now asking for help from the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) to appoint one of four private sector firms to operate the CNG system," said Hari Sandjono, the assistant to the city secretary for development affairs, without naming the firms.

Hari said the BPPT would make the final decision on the appointment of the CNG operator in mid-August.

Meanwhile, PT Trans Batavia, the consortium that will operate the new busways, confirmed that the buses on the new routes would use CNG and said that 71 buses with CNG engines had been ordered from South Korean busmaker Daewoo.

"The buses will arrive next month," said I Gusti Ngurah Oka, an advisor to the board of directors of Mayasari Bakti, which controls 50 percent of the shares in the consortium.

Aside from Mayasari Bakti, the consortium consists of three other bus companies -- Steady Safe with 23 percent of the shares, state bus company PPD with 22 percent and PT Metromini with 5 percent.

Unlike the buses plying the city's first busway corridor from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta, which have manual transmissions, the new buses will have automatic transmissions so that the drivers will find them more comfortable and easy to drive, Oka said.

During the first days of the first busway route's operation in January of last year, many of the buses transmissions were damaged as some drivers used the same gear while driving between bus stops due to the relatively short distances between them.

Trans Batavia said that during the start-up phase, 71 buses would serve the new routes, but that the number would gradually be increased to 204.

The Jakarta administration plans to transform TransJakarta Busway Management (BP TransJakarta), a non-structural organization under the city administration, into a corporate entity in order to boost flexibility in handling the proposed 15 busway corridors in the capital.

[sanhen]

well..
thats the one that we said we will do but never been done hehehe
i put it on my sig for reminder sake
WE WILL DO IT!™™™™

[tata]

o0o...ic ic...~ that sucks...are they like greedy ppl or something...i would love to smack their faces..LOL

A lot of people working in government like to say 'Saya minta pengarahan dari Bapak' (I need direction from you sir). I have experience dealing with these kind of people, I had to prepare to-do list A, B, C, D.... next and next and next. And intensive monitoring is a must, once missed they're lost. They couldnt take initiative *sigh*.

The same thing with Busway project, for line 1 Sutiyoso was really involved and 'put his hands' on it and it's done. But he can't afford spending all his time only on busway project, he got a million things to do. His subordinates must do it.

Hopefully now it's getting better. Kan jaman reformasi katanya, masa' sih mau kayak jaman dulu mlulu :D

[Alvin]

I hope Sutiyoso understands the importance of expanding the busway network to the promised 15 lines. If we had 15 busway lines operating in Jakarta, then that is sufficient as a mass rapid transportation network for the city...upgrade to subway in the future when demand so requires and when we have enough funds..but i think busway is sufficient for the next 10 years or so.

[Yappofloyd]

Good to see City Hall buying CNG buses. Most importantly good to see construction has resumed even if there are still delays with disbursing funds.

[Alvin]

This is good news for the Busway
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Perpres 36/2005 untuk Busway II
Pembebasan Lahan Sesuai NJOP Dimulai Pekan Depan



Oleh:Nawa Tunggal

Jakarta, Kompas - Sebagian warga tetap menolak pembebasan lahan untuk busway koridor II. Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta pun menempuh penerapan Peraturan Presiden Nomor 36 Tahun 2005 sebagai jalan keluar.

Busway koridor II menghubungkan Pulo Gadung-Harmoni. Saat ini pembangunannya masih terkendala berbagai hal, di antaranya pembebasan lahan di Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan.

Lahan yang akan dibebaskan, persisnya sepanjang 1,3 kilometer dari Lapangan Bermis menuju Terminal Pulo Gadung. Pembebasan lahan itu direncanakan dengan lebar 20 meter milik puluhan warga yang membuka berbagai macam usaha di tempat itu.

Jalur tersebut terpaksa harus dibebaskan karena keadaannya yang menyempit, dimulai dari Lapangan Bermis hingga Terminal Pulo Gadung. Pada bagian jalan sebelumnya dari arah Senen, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan itu cukup lebar, dengan masing-masing jalur memiliki jalur cepat dan jalur lambat.

Pembebasan

Pelaksanaan pembebasan lahan itu hingga kini tidak bisa berjalan sepenuhnya. ”Saat ini diperkirakan 60 persen warga yang bersedia menerima ganti rugi pembebasan sesuai NJOP Rp 1,9 juta per meter persegi,” kata Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Fodly Misbach, Kamis (21/7).

Lebih lanjut, Fodly mengatakan, pembayaran ganti rugi itu akan dimulai pekan depan oleh Wali Kota Jakarta Utara. Selebihnya, bagi warga yang menolak pembayaran sesuai dengan nilai jual obyek pajak (NJOP) tersebut, pemerintah mulai menerapkan Peraturan Presiden (Perpres) Nomor 36 Tahun 2005 tentang Pengadaan Tanah bagi Pelaksanaan Pembangunan untuk Kepentingan Umum.

Perpres yang diterbitkan pada 3 Mei 2005 ini memungkinkan bagi ”pemaksaan” terhadap warga melepas hak atas tanahnya demi kepentingan umum. Dalam hal ini kepentingan umum yang dimaksudkan adalah busway koridor II.

”Musyawarah penetapan harga untuk ganti rugi lahan berlangsung 90 hari sejak Mei lalu (setelah penerbitan Perpres No 36/2005—Red) dan sekarang hampir selesai. Bagi warga yang masih menolak pembayaran ganti rugi, pemerintah akan menitipkannya ke pengadilan negeri,” kata Fodly.

Berdasarkan mekanisme Perpres 36/2005, seandainya tidak tercapai kesepakatan ganti rugi dengan warga, panitia penyelenggara sarana kepentingan umum itu dapat menitipkan nilai ganti rugi berdasarkan berbagai pertimbangan yang berlangsung selama musyawarah penetapan harga selama 90 hari sebelumnya.

Asmani, satu di antara warga yang menolak ganti rugi sesuai NJOP sebesar Rp 1,9 juta per meter persegi, mengatakan, kalau urusan sudah sampai di pengadilan, pastilah warga kalah.

Tetapi ia tetap mengimbau agar pemerintah bijaksana dalam mempertimbangkan besaran ganti rugi agar di kemudian hari tidak menyengsarakan warga yang terkena busway.

[XxRyoChanxX]

wow 205 buses...

[tata]

Busway offers school visits

JAKARTA: TransJakarta wants more elementary school students to use its busway routes and is offering to visit schools to promote the idea of safe and efficient public transport, the company says.

Company general manager Irzal Djamal said the staff from the company would share their experiences with children about riding busway buses.

Staff would explain the company's vision for public transport and educate children on how to travel politely and safely, he said.

The company had transported more than 2,000 students to and from elementary schools since January.

"We normally prepare a tour guide to help children learn more about the transportation," Irzal said.

Interested teachers or parents can contact busway management on 021-722-8727. -- JP

[XxRyoChanxX]

that's a good idea..

[Alvin]

Tujuh Kontraktor Bangun Jalan Koridor III ”Busway”

Sinar Harapan 26/7

Jakarta - Tujuh kontraktor bakal membangun jalan koridor III busway sepanjang Harmoni Jakarta Pusat ke Kalideres Jakarta Barat. Sedang, pembangunan jalan koridor II busway dari Pulogadung Jakarta Timur ke Harmoni Jakarta Pusat sudah dilaksanakan, tinggal sedikit lagi karena lahan sepanjang 1,5 km di Jl Perintis Kemerdekaan belum dibebaskan.
Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum (DPU) DKI Jakarta, Fodly Misbach menegaskan hal ini kepada SH, Senin (25/7) sehubungan dengan rencana Pemda DKI Jakarta mengoperasikan busway koridor II dan III pada akhir tahun 2005. Di lapangan, jaringan jalan itu belum rampung.
Menurutnya, pembangunan koridor III melibatkan tujuh kontraktor agar cepat selesai sehingga pada akhir tahun 2005, busway bisa dioperasikan. Jalur sepanjang Harmoni-Kalideres dibagi dalam tujuh bagian dan dikerjakan tujuh kontraktor agar cepat selesai dan dapat dioperasikan akhir tahun 2005.
Sepanjang Kalideres-Rawa Buaya dikerjakan satu kontraktor, Rawa Buaya-Taman Kota satu kontraktor, Taman Kota-Green Garden satu kontraktor, Green Garden-Indosiar satu kontraktor, Indosiar-Grogol satu konraktor, Grogol-Roxy satu kontraktor dan Roxy- Gajah Mada dikerjakan kontraktor lain lagi. ‘’Nama kontraktor saya tidak ingat,’’ ujarnya.
Saat ini, lanjut Fodly, pekerjaan jalan sudah mulai dilaksanakan, dimulai dari Kalideres Jakarta Barat. Dalam waktu sekitar tiga bulan, pekerjaan jalan koridor III busway sepanjang Harmoni-Kalideres Jakarta Barat bisa diselesaikan.
Sementara koridor II dari Pulo Gebang ke Harmoni sudah dikerjakan walaupun belum selesai. Pekerjaan agak terhambat karena lahan belum dibebaskan.
Lahan di Jl Perintis Kemerdekaan pun, tambah Fodly, minggu depan sudah mulai dilakukan pembayaran sebab sekitar 60 persen warga sudah menyetujui harga ganti rugi sesuai nilai jual objek pajak (NJOP) yakni Rp 1,9 juta.(andreas piatu )

[hadiwinata]

Yihaaa.... LOVE IT!!!... that means i can just take busway to get to my office next year... :wtf:

Tujuh Kontraktor Bangun Jalan Koridor III ”Busway”

Sinar Harapan 26/7

Jakarta - Tujuh kontraktor bakal membangun jalan koridor III busway sepanjang Harmoni Jakarta Pusat ke Kalideres Jakarta Barat. Sedang, pembangunan jalan koridor II busway dari Pulogadung Jakarta Timur ke Harmoni Jakarta Pusat sudah dilaksanakan, tinggal sedikit lagi karena lahan sepanjang 1,5 km di Jl Perintis Kemerdekaan belum dibebaskan.
Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum (DPU) DKI Jakarta, Fodly Misbach menegaskan hal ini kepada SH, Senin (25/7) sehubungan dengan rencana Pemda DKI Jakarta mengoperasikan busway koridor II dan III pada akhir tahun 2005. Di lapangan, jaringan jalan itu belum rampung.
Menurutnya, pembangunan koridor III melibatkan tujuh kontraktor agar cepat selesai sehingga pada akhir tahun 2005, busway bisa dioperasikan. Jalur sepanjang Harmoni-Kalideres dibagi dalam tujuh bagian dan dikerjakan tujuh kontraktor agar cepat selesai dan dapat dioperasikan akhir tahun 2005.
Sepanjang Kalideres-Rawa Buaya dikerjakan satu kontraktor, Rawa Buaya-Taman Kota satu kontraktor, Taman Kota-Green Garden satu kontraktor, Green Garden-Indosiar satu kontraktor, Indosiar-Grogol satu konraktor, Grogol-Roxy satu kontraktor dan Roxy- Gajah Mada dikerjakan kontraktor lain lagi. ‘’Nama kontraktor saya tidak ingat,’’ ujarnya.
Saat ini, lanjut Fodly, pekerjaan jalan sudah mulai dilaksanakan, dimulai dari Kalideres Jakarta Barat. Dalam waktu sekitar tiga bulan, pekerjaan jalan koridor III busway sepanjang Harmoni-Kalideres Jakarta Barat bisa diselesaikan.
Sementara koridor II dari Pulo Gebang ke Harmoni sudah dikerjakan walaupun belum selesai. Pekerjaan agak terhambat karena lahan belum dibebaskan.
Lahan di Jl Perintis Kemerdekaan pun, tambah Fodly, minggu depan sudah mulai dilakukan pembayaran sebab sekitar 60 persen warga sudah menyetujui harga ganti rugi sesuai nilai jual objek pajak (NJOP) yakni Rp 1,9 juta.(andreas piatu )

[sanhen]

Pembebasan lahan..... emang busway yg ini ngelewatin rumah orang ya?

[tata]

Pembebasan lahan..... emang busway yg ini ngelewatin rumah orang ya?

gue langsung ketawa pas baca posting elo. tapi kalo dipikir pikir, that's a very good question. yg gue tau busway gak nglewatin rumah orang. tapi ada 'pekarangan' di depan jalan yg kena.

[sanhen]

kalo bener pekarangan... deket aja sama perumahan.. apa ngga bahaya ya? ato jangan2 ada rumah orang yg kebelah sama busway huehehehe

[tata]

kalo bener pekarangan... deket aja sama perumahan.. apa ngga bahaya ya? ato jangan2 ada rumah orang yg kebelah sama busway huehehehe

kayaknya sih bukan pekarangan rumah. Itu di satu jalan yg kena pembebasan, banyak tempat jualan kayu2 bekas. Jadi kayaknya yg kena itu bukan rumah tapi tempat jualan.

[tata]

TransJakarta balks at buying pricey new Busway buses
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

TransJakarta Busway (BP TransJakarta) revealed Tuesday that the new buses proposed by the consortium of private bus operators, PT TransBatavia, would cost Rp 1.5 billion (approximately US$153,000) each.

The price is almost twice the amount of the buses procured for the first busway corridor, which ranged between Rp 821.7 million and Rp 846.5 million.

"We think that the bus price proposed by the consortium is too high. Higher bus costs simply mean a higher allottment from the city budget," TransJakarta manager Irzal Z Djamal stated in a hearing with the City Council's commission D that oversees transportation and development affairs.

Irzal said his firm had written to Governor Sutiyoso to ask if he would approve the high price of the buses as well as the brand to be used, Daewoo.

The city transportation agency has recommended the use of compressed natural gas-fueled buses made by South Korean firm for the new busway project.

"We need the (Governor's) approval as a legal basis for us to follow up on the contract with TransBatavia, the company that will manage the buses on the second and third busway routes," Irzal said.

He also added that it was doubtful that Daewoo was the only producer that could provide buses with the specifications required by the transportation agency.

It was necessary to have all things considered to evade legal problems as the Corruption Eradication Commission was currently investigating alleged corruption in the procurement of the buses for the first corridor, Irzal said.

"We also anticipate looming maintenance problems during the operation of the new buses since Daewoo has no authorized dealer here," he added.

Irzal also said that the consortium had estimated that it would charge the administration between Rp 16,000 and Rp 18,000 per kilometer for each bus in the first five years of operation. In the first busway project, the charge was only Rp 6,400 per kilometer.

"Of course, we won't be able to pay the huge charges with the revenue we obtain from the sold tickets unless we raise significantly the fares or provide a much bigger subsidy," he said.

TransBatavia president director Azis Rismaya Mahfud said that his company would not be able to provide the buses before the busway's scheduled opening in December this year due to some major lingering problems.

"We need a contract with BP TransJakarta to make a deal with Daewoo as well as to get loans from banks," he said in the hearing with the commission earlier on Tuesday.

He said that the launch of the new busway project would be delayed until "March next year at the earliest."

TransBatavia groups four companies, which routes are being affected by the new busway: Mayasari Bakti with 50 percent of shares, Steady Safe with 23 percent of shares, state bus company PPD with 22 percent and PT Metromini with 5 percent.

After launching the first busway corridor along Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta early last year, the administration is finalizing the development of the second and third of the busway routes from Pulogadung in East Jakarta to Harmoni in Central Jakarta and Harmoni to Kalideres in West Jakarta.

[Alvin]

Busway firms may be replaced
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso said Thursday that his administration would remove bus companies that have bad loans with banks from a consortium in charge of developing the city's new busway routes.

"We will verify whether they (the companies) have bad debt. If they do, we will replace them with other firms," Sutiyoso announced at City Hall on the sidelines of a meeting with city leaders on the launch of a campaign against thug gangs in the capital.

He was commenting on a report that two members of the TransBatavia consortium, which will be in charge of the busway Corridors II and III -- PT Mayasari Bakti and PT Metromini -- had failed to repay outstanding loans from city-owned Bank DKI.

Corridor II will stretch from Pulogadung in East Jakarta to Harmoni in Central Jakarta, while Corridor III from Harmoni to Kalideres in West Jakarta. They are expected to begin operation early next year.

According to a letter sent by Bank DKI to Bank Indonesia dated July, 5, 2005, Mayasari owes the bank Rp 22.7 billion (US$2.5 million), while Metromini still owes Rp 16 billion to Bank DKI.

The loans, which Bank DKI classifies as bad debts, were part of liquidity loans given to public transportation firms between November and December 1999 with a low interest of 6 percent.

Mayasari and Metromini have refused to comment on the report, but did make the assertion that the loans were taken out by the previous owners.

"We will require those companies to repay their respective obligations first," he stressed.

Aside from PT Mayasari Bakti and PT Metromini, which have 50 percent and 5 percent of shares, respectively, the consortium also groups two other companies whose routes are being affected by the new busway routes -- Steady Safe with 23 percent and state bus company PPD with 22 percent.

He also said he had not been informed about the consortium's proposal to buy Daewoo buses from South Korea at the price of Rp 1.5 billion each for Corridors II and III -- roughly twice the price of the buses used for the first busway route of between Rp 821.7 million and Rp 846.5 million.

TransBatavia said Tuesday that it had proposed compressed natural gas-fueled buses made by South Korean firm Daewoo for the new buses.

The Daewoo buses reportedly have automatic transmissions with 11,000-cc engines that produce 290 horsepower.

"Of course, we will re-check whether such a price is proper," he asserted.

TransJakarta Busway Management (BP TransJakarta) head Irzal Z Djamal had said that the price too high.

"The administration has to dig deeper into its wallet to pay for a higher ticket-price subsidy or raise ticket prices," he said without elaborating on the details of the expected subsidy or revenue from the tickets.

He said that TransBatavia had recommended a distance-based ticketing system for the new busway projects to keep the subsidy costs from increasing too much, if it stuck with the flat ticketing system.

The second busway corridor from Pulogadung in East Jakarta to Harmoni in Central will be 13.4 kilometers long, while the third route from Harmoni to Kalideres in West Jakarta is 18 kilometers, as compared to the current 12.9-kilometer route from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta.

PT TransBatavia president director Azis Rismaya Mahfud acknowledged that his company would not be able to provide the buses ahead of the schedule of the busway operation in December this year due to financial problems, saying it would likely launch the busway project in March 2006.


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[Alvin]

Busway routes to open before buses bought
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta

Governor Sutiyoso insisted that his administration would stick to its initial plan to launch the new busway corridors by the end of this year, although the busway operator would not be able to get the new compressed natural gas-fueled buses ready by that time.

The second busway corridor will link Pulogadung in East Jakarta to Harmoni in Central Jakarta and from Harmoni to Kalideres in West Jakarta.

"I have decided that the new busway project will be operational by the end of this year," Sutiyoso said on Friday.

He was asked to comment on a statement made by the consortium of bus operators, PT TransBatavia, that it would not be able to procure the buses ahead of the schedule amid glaring financial problems shrouding some of the consortium members.

Two of four companies grouped in TransBatavia, PT Mayasari Bakti and PT Metromini, which hold 50 percent and 5 percent shares respectively, have bad debts with city-owned Bank DKI.

Mayasari owes the bank Rp 22.7 billion, while Metromini has Rp 16 billion in bad debts owed to Bank DKI.

The outstanding loans that have turned into bad debts are part of the liquidity scheme given to public transport enterprises between November and December 1999 with a low interest rate of 6 percent.

"I have stressed that we would leave them (the companies) behind and replace them with other operators should they obstruct the implementation of the project," Sutiyoso asserted.

Besides Mayasari and Metromini, other companies in the consortium are Steady Safe with 23 percent shares and state bus company PPD with 22 percent.

City Secretary Ritola Tasmaya revealed that the administration would use existing diesel-fueled buses for the maiden ride.

"We have at least 30 buses we've procured as a backup fleet for the first corridor. We will use them until the new CNG-fueled buses are ready," he said.

TransBatavia president director Azis Rismaya Mahfud said that the CNG-fueled buses would only be ready for operation in March next year at the earliest.

He complained that the CNG-fueled buses that the administration stipulated had made the procurement of the buses more expensive.

The consortium has proposed the procurement of the first batch of 126 buses, each priced at Rp 1.5 billion. The bus produced by South Korean firm Daewoo, will have automatic transmission. It also has 290 horsepower from its 11,000 cubic centimeter engine, to carry the weight of the bus, which also include seven big CNG tanks.

Sutiyoso's administration has been eager to use CNG as part of campaign to use alternative sources of energy and to help reduce air pollution in the world's third most polluted city.

"The use of CNG is final for the busway project. We also plan to expand the use of CNG for other public transportation vehicles in the city," Sutiyoso said.

[macgyver]

Busway routes to open before buses bought

Sutiyoso's administration has been eager to use CNG as part of campaign to use alternative sources of energy and to help reduce air pollution in the world's third most polluted city.

"The use of CNG is final for the busway project. We also plan to expand the use of CNG for other public transportation vehicles in the city," Sutiyoso said.

Good .... I Love You ...
MMUUAACCHHH .... :cheers:

[sanhen]

Yes.
Good work so far Sutiyoso.
Sutiyoso for next president!!!
lol

[macgyver]

Yes.
Good work so far Sutiyoso.
Sutiyoso for next president!!!
lol

No .. he has to do good things .... This is his last time for him to be Jakartan's Governoor. He has already in his chair for two terms. :-)

Besides ... next Jakarta Gov. Will be voted directly by Jakartans ( Pilkada )

[David-80]

I wonder what happens to Persija Jakarta if Sutiyoso resign. That football club is the richest club in Indonesia. People often said that persija is the Indonesian version of Manchester United.

cheers

[Fir3blaze]

Well, its his first time insisting on two things, and good things for that matter. 1.) Use of CNG powered buses , and 2.) Operation by Dec this year. Not a bad move IMHO.

[David-80]

I dont think it will operate this year, just today in news, transbatavia said they cant get the bus on time this year. the final date they said is june 2006.

cheers

[tata]

Yes.
Good work so far Sutiyoso.
Sutiyoso for next president!!!
lol

Agree with you sanhen. Sutiyoso is a very capable governor. Monas would have turned into 'red district' if he didnt fence it. Busway delivered due to his strong hand (in positive manner). Hopefully the next governor will continue his good projects.

[Fir3blaze]

I dont think it will operate this year, just today in news, transbatavia said they cant get the bus on time this year. the final date they said is june 2006.

cheers


Darn it ... those operators shd be punished for the delay. They should've known of the requirement for CNG powered buses earlier.

[Alvin]

Darn it ... those operators shd be punished for the delay. They should've known of the requirement for CNG powered buses earlier.
but if you read that article, sutiyoso said he will use the 30 reserve buses from coridor 1 to operate in coridor 2 and 3 until the arrival of the CNG buses next year.

[Fir3blaze]

Hey, I missed that point. Cool, so the lines will run in Dec as planned. :cheers:

[tata]

New firms invited to join busway consortium
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

TransJakarta Busway Management (BP TransJakarta) says that firms interested in taking part in the operation of the busway project still have the chance to join consortium TransBatavia.

"The City Transportation Agency has granted four bus operators whose routes are affected by new busway routes roles in the operation of the busway, but will also leave other parts to new companies wanting to participate in the project," Irzal Z. Djamal said over the weekend.

BP TransJakarta is the board assigned by the city administration to oversee the entire busway project.

The new companies, he said, would also be in charge of the procurement of buses, like TransBatavia's role in the project.

"Ideally, the new busway routes will be served by 204 buses. At least 126 buses will be purchased by four companies grouped in the TransBatavia, while the remaining 78 will be provided by the new companies," he said.

The four companies grouped in TransBatavia are PT Mayasari Bakti with the lion's share of 50 percent in the consortium, followed by Steady Safe with 23 percent, state bus company PPD with 22 percent and PT Metromini with 5 percent.

After successfully launching the first 12.9-kilometer busway route from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta early last year, the administration has now finalized the development of the second and third busway corridors.

The second corridor links a 14-kilometer route from Pulogadung in East Jakarta to Harmoni in Central Jakarta, while the third is 19 kilometers in length, stretching from Harmoni to Kalideres in West Jakarta.

The administration plans to develop 15 busway corridors by 2010.

Planned busway corridors

Pulogadung-Harmoni route: - planned bus stops: 23 locations - number of buses: 83 units

allocations:

- Mayasari Bakti: 26 units

- PPD : 11 units

- Steady Safe : 9 units

- Metromini : 5 units

- new operators : 32 units - estimated passengers: 6,860 passengers/hour/two directions

Harmoni-Kalideres route: - planned bus stops: 16 locations - number of buses: 121 buses

allocations:

- Mayasari Bakti: 37 units

- Steady Safe : 21 units

- PPD : 17 units

- new operators : 46 units - estimated passengers: 8,786 passengers/hour/two directions

Source: BP TransJakarta Busway Management

[tata]

In the beginning bus operators rejected to change their route. it is proved now people prefer BRT than traditional bus routes.

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Bus routes changed to adjust to busway

Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta

The Jakarta Transportation Agency has decided to change 11 regular and air-conditioned bus routes in order to harmonize them with the Blok M-Kota busway corridor.

Agency head Rustam Effendy Sidabutar told reporters at City Hall on Monday that transportation companies had also requested the route changes due to a major drop in the number of passengers following the launch of the city's first busway corridor in January 2004.

"The changes were made as the bus operators whose routes run parallel to the busway have complained of a sharp decline in passengers due to the operation of the busway," Rustam said.

The changes will take effect on Wednesday morning.

No figures are available on how severely regular bus services have been hit since the opening of the busway.

However, most passengers traveling between Blok M and Kota now use the busway.

The number of passengers using the busway has risen to an average of 45,000 people daily from only 28,000 during in mid-January last year.

Rustam said that besides changing the routes of regular and air-conditioned buses, his agency was also shortening a number of bus routes in response to requests made by bus operators.

"Some bus operators have asked for shorter routes as they are experiencing difficulties with the longer routes due to worsening traffic congestion in the capital," he said.

He said it now took three hours for a bus to traverse the Bekasi to Kalideres route, three times longer than five years ago.

With the introduction of the shorter routes, he said, the agency would no longer tolerate bus crews stopping in mid-route and turning around to increase their passenger load.

It has long been common for bus crews to dump passengers before reaching the end of the route in order to avoid heavily congested areas or to increase their passenger loads. This is because most bus crews are paid a percentage of their daily takings.

"We will also ensure that air-conditioned buses stop only at designated bus shelters to shorten the intervals between buses so that passengers don't have to wait too long," Rustam added.

New bus routes

Name/number of Bus Old route New route

P125 Hiba Utama (11 buses) Tanjung Priok-Blok M Tanjung Priok-Pasar Baru PPD Regular 10 (12 buses) Blok M-Senen Lebak Bulus-Manggarai SteadySafe 939 (6 buses) Blok M-Grogol Blok M-Veteran PPD PAC 10 (24 buses) Kampung Rambutan-Kota Kampung Rambutan-Senayan PPD PAC 15 (10 buses) Depok-Kota Depok-Karet PPD PAC 17 (18 buses) Bekasi-Kota Bekasi-Velbak SteadySafe PAC22 (9 buses) Lebak Bulus-Senen Lebak Bulus-Tebet Rail Station Mayasari P51 (10 buses) Bekasi-Kota Bekasi-Velbak SteadySafe PAC58 (4 buses) Grogol-Ciledug Kampung Melayu-Tangerang Mayasari P18B (8 buses) Pasar Baru-Ciputat Ciputat-Karet PPD P42 (13 buses) Blok M-Senen Lebak Bulus-Manggarai

Source: City Transportation Agency

[Yappofloyd]

Great to see that people prefer the BRT, so they should given the difference in service. I am not sure how the new lines will open and be able to run effcetively with only the 30 'reserve' buses from line 1, especially given the stated need of 204 buses!, but I guess at least that it means it opens by the end of the year.
Yes, good on Sutiyoso for ensuring that CNG will be the fuel.
Any recent photos of line 2 and 3

[Alvin]

Great to see that people prefer the BRT, so they should given the difference in service. I am not sure how the new lines will open and be able to run effcetively with only the 30 'reserve' buses from line 1, especially given the stated need of 204 buses!, but I guess at least that it means it opens by the end of the year.
Yes, good on Sutiyoso for ensuring that CNG will be the fuel.
Any recent photos of line 2 and 3

i read recently that they decided to use ALL 100 buses to cover for the influx of passengers using the busway line 1 due to recent changes of the bus routes. If this is so, there won't be any more reserve buses for lines 2 and 3 and so - I think this is the more likely scenario - we might just have to wait longer.

[JAYBE]

When I was in Jakarta I took the busway , and to be honest it was not bad at all .

[tata]

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20050901.G06&irec=5


Operators provide busway feeders

JAKARTA: Three bus operators have agreed to become official feeders for the busway operating from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta.

TransJakarta busway management spokesman Anjar Aedi said on Wednesday that the three operators were state-owned PPD, Mayasari Bakti and Steady Safe.

"Passengers can now use feeder service tickets ... The bus operators will warn crews who reject the tickets," he said, adding that the agreement had been reached in a meeting between the busway management, the City Transportation Agency and the bus operators.

Although the busway established an integrated ticketing system with feeder buses earlier this year, bus crews have been reluctant to accept feeder service tickets, preferring cash from passengers.

Anjar announced that the number of busway passengers had increased by some 400 per day since the transportation agency scrapped 12 city bus routes along the corridor last week. -- JP

[Alvin]

Sabtu, 03 September 2005




Busway II dan III Makin Tak Pasti
Kontrak Kerja Sama Masih Terganjal Akta Notaris



Jakarta, Kompas - Meski ditargetkan akan beroperasi Maret 2006, operasionalisasi busway koridor II (Pulo Gadung-Harmoni) dan koridor III (Kalideres-Harmoni) makin tidak pasti. Dalam dua hari Rabu dan Kamis (1/9) lalu, pertemuan antara Badan Pengelola Transjakarta dan PT Trans Batavia sebagai operator busway koridor II dan III juga dibatalkan.

Padahal, pertemuan itu rencananya akan membahas kontrak persetujuan Badan Pengelola Transjakarta Trans Batavia yang masih terganjal belum adanya akta notaris pendirian perusahaan Trans Batavia.

"Badan Pengelola (BP) Transjakarta tetap menunggu penyerahan akta notaris pendirian PT Trans Batavia untuk menunjukkan badan hukum perusahaan yang bersangkutan. Sehingga, di kontrak dengan BP Trans Batavia dapat dilakukan secara sah," kata Kepala Humas BP Transjakarta Ajar Aedi, Kamis lalu.

Sejak menerima surat tertanggal 25 Juli lalu dari konsorsium empat perusahaan yang akan menjadi operator busway II dan III, BP Transjakarta sudah mensyaratkan agar ada akta notaris pendirian perusahaan operator tersebut. Keempat perusahaan yang bergabung dalam konsorsium bernama PT Trans Batavia itu adalah Mayasari Bhakti, Steady Safe, PPD, dan Metro Mini.

Sementara itu, Direktur PT Trans Batavia Azis Rismaya Mahfud mengatakan, tiga dari empat perusahaan anggota konsorsium itu sebetulnya sudah menandatangani akta notaris pendirian PT Trans Batavia. Ketiganya adalah Mayasari Bhakti, Steady Safe, dan Metro Mini. Sedangkan PPD belum menandatangani akta karena jajaran direksi perusahaan itu masih menunggu keputusan dari Kantor Menteri Negara BUMN untuk persetujuannya.

Menurut Kepala BP Transjakarta Irzal Z Djamal, tanpa ada akta notaris pendiriannya, PT Trans Batavia bisa dikatakan tidak berbadan hukum. Dengan demikian, Transjakarta tidak dapat mengikatkan diri dalam suatu kontrak kerja sama.

"Apalagi hal ini menyangkut pembiayaan operasionalisasi busway koridor II dan III yang sangat tinggi," kata Irzal.

Saat ini diperkirakan kebutuhan unit bus untuk koridor II dan III sebanyak 204 unit. Dengan kualifikasi berbahan bakar gas, PT Trans Batavia sudah menyampaikan rencana harga bus tersebut untuk disetujui BP Transjakarta sebesar Rp 1,62 miliar per unit.

BP Transjakarta yang saat ini mengoperasikan busway koridor I (Blok M-Kota) akan bertindak sebagai regulator untuk koridor busway II dan III, di antaranya memberikan persetujuan untuk rencana-rencana yang akan ditempuh perusahaan operatornya.

Surplus

Menurut Irzal, untuk tahun 2005, BP Transjakarta sudah memperoleh pendapatan dari pengelolaan busway kordior I melampaui biaya operasionalnya. Hingga Juli lalu, biaya operasional yang meliputi pembayaran operator bus, tiket, dan jasa pengamanan Rp 21,786 miliar, sedangkan pendapatannya mencapai Rp 28,62 miliar.

Adapun total pendapatan dengan yang diperoleh tahun 2004 lalu menjadi Rp 69,771 miliar. Menurut Irzal, dana itu langsung diserahkan ke kas daerah Provinsi DKI Jakarta. (NAW)

[tata]

BRT line 3 starts construction with target in Jan 2006 the line ready to use. However it's still unclear when it's operational.
Like construction line 1 and line 2, some trees are, unfortunately, cut down :(

News in Bhs Indonesia check Kompas: http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0509/05/metro/2020784.htm

[macgyver]

BRT line 3 starts construction with target in Jan 2006 the line ready to use. However it's still unclear when it's operational.
Like construction line 1 and line 2, some trees are, unfortunately, cut down :(

News in Bhs Indonesia check Kompas: http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0509/05/metro/2020784.htm


Can you do that ? :-p
It's less that 5 months away :-)
I doubt it :)

[hadiwinata]

one thing for sure, Jakarta traffic even worst nowadays as most of the transportation project going on (Monorail, transjakarta). Once Line 2 & 3 operate, i will let my car rest in garage and get benefit from this public trans. ;)

[Alvin]

Sutiyoso tows to improve public transportation


Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta

Governor Sutiyoso is seeking to raise the city budget to Rp 16.98 trillion (US$1.69 billion) in 2006 in order to finance ambitious transportation and flood mitigation projects.

Speaking during the submission of the city's working plan for 2006 to the City Council, Sutiyoso listed 15 projects that would get priority in 2006,