The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The city administration has warned Jakartans of potential heavy traffic and congestions likely to occur during the construction of three new busway corridors.
Construction work is scheduled to start next month and administration has suggested motorist prepare to take other routes during peak hours.
Head of traffic at the Transportation Agency M. Akbar said the construction of busway corridors eight, nine and 10 would start in July.
Although Akbar's senior and head of the agency Nurrachman earlier said the project would not begin until August.
The three corridors would link Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta to Harmoni in Central Jakarta; Pinang Ranti in East Jakarta to Pluit in North Jakarta; and Cililitan in East Jakarta to Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta.
The roads along the construction sites of the new corridors will not be closed, Akbar said.
"But people can drive through the alternative routes if they find traffic jams," Akbar said.
The construction will cost the city approximately Rp 180 billion (about US$22 million) and is expected to be finished by the end of this year.
Currently a total of 287 buses operate along seven busway corridors.
The transportation agency is also planning to gradually replace single buses with articulated buses.
"The capacity of an articulated bus can reach up to 160 people, while a single bus accommodates only 85 people -- and all the articulated buses will use gas fuel," Akbar said.
Busway operator consortium PT TransJakarta imported 10 articulated buses from China on Sunday, all of which are set to serve busway corridor five at the end of next month.
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