Vice Jakarta Governor Basuki T Purnama said that if he becomes Jakarta Governor, he will focus on six inner-city toll roads construction. This project is assessed can parse traffic congestion in the capital city.

We will complete the project of flyover for bus, six inner-city toll roads, river inspection roads, train inspection roads, and areas under flyovers

“ We will complete the project of flyover for bus, six inner-city toll roads, river inspection roads, train inspection roads, and areas under flyovers ,” he stated, Thursday (7/24).

Basuki said that inner-city toll roads are indispensable, even though he had rejected it before.

“But, public transports, including TransJakarta buses, must be allowed to pass on those toll roads,” he asserted.

According to Basuki, current road ratio in the city is only six percent. Ideally, it must be 12 percent of Jakarta’s width. Hence, one of the ways to increase road ratio is through the construction of six inner-city toll roads.

“All must be completed. Besides, the funding is taken from the investor,” told the former regent of East Belitung.

As known, this six inner-city toll roads construction project belongs to PT Jakarta Tollroad Development. The project will be divided into four phases and is planned to complete in 2022.

The first phase is Semanan-Sunter corridor as long as 20.23 kilometers with a total investment of Rp 9.76 trillion, and Sunter-Pulogebang corridor as long as 9.44 kilometers worth Rp 7.37 trillion.

Second phase is Duri Pulo-Kampung Melayu corridor as long as 12.65 kilometers with total investment Rp 5.96 trillion, and Kemayoran-Kampung Melayu corridor as long as 9.60 kilometers worth Rp 6.95 trillion.

Third phase is Ulujami-Tanah Abang corridor as long as 8.70 kilometers with total investment Rp 4.25 trillion. And the last phase is Pasar Minggu-Casablanca corridor as long as 9.15 kilometers with total investment Rp 5.71 trillion.

The total length of those six inner-city toll roads is 69.77 kilometers.