Sandiaga says the Jakarta government must be involved in the city's toll road project

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Sandiaga Uno said that the provincial government of Jakarta should be involved in the toll project of the city center. He conveyed this because he had already had the experience of building a toll road.

"I understand, yes, I have experience in building highways, infrastructure development can not work alone but it must involve as many synergies from different sectors", Sandiaga told the Mayor of West Jakarta. 2018).

"And one of the most involved comes from the DKI territory, it is built in the Jakarta area, on the DKI road, so DKI will definitely have to get involved," he added.

Sandiaga said that the Ministry of Public Works and People's Housing, through the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT), has granted toll road concessions to PT Jakarta. The company is a subsidiary of one of the BUMD DKI namely PT Pembangunan Jaya.

"So everything crosses and we have to make sure that he does not want it to add to the congestion," Sandiaga said.

Sandiaga said the thing that needs to be checked today is the layout of the TransJakarta bus lane on the toll road. In addition, toll roads will also be a point of integration between modes of transport.

"In the future, we need to make sure that Transjakarta's bus and public transport route is well done, and that its interconnection with the MRT (Rapid Transit), the LRT can also be performed. "

The provincial government of DKI Jakarta is asked to leave the project of construction of 6 toll roads of 69.77 kilometers.

The director of the Rujak Urban Studies Center, Elisa Sutanudjaja, says that the construction of the six toll roads will not affect congestion, but adds to the new congestion in Jakarta

"S & There are more roads, there must be traffic and finally stalled.I am a citizen of DKI ordered the governor to order his BUMD is not involved in the 6 toll segments, "says Elisa.