Two Temporary Bus Stops will Be Built in BI Area
Reported by Wuri Setyaningsih | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Two replacement bus stops will be built in the Bank Indonesia (BI) area, following the plan to demolish Bank Indonesia's Pedestrian Bridge (JPO) for the Phase II MRT construction project.
In the near future, there will be two temporary bus stops in front of Bank Indonesia for Kota direction and in front of Bank Mandiri 10 for Blok M direction
PT Transjakarta Spokeswoman Nadia Diposanjoyo said the demolishment from HI Roundabout - Kota Station would run on September 4-20 through PT MRT Jakarta gradually.
"In the near future, there will be two temporary bus stops in front of Bank Indonesia for Kota direction and in front of Bank Mandiri 10 for Blok M direction," she expressed, Thursday (9/3).
MRT Phase II Construction Begins, Dishub Ready to Implement Traffic EngineeringWhen it was done, she continued, all customers who used to use the Bank Indonesia bus stop would be moved to temporary stops until the Phase II construction was completed.
"Every day we send officers to help customers who are still confused by this change," she told.
Therefore her party apologized for the inconvenience of customers during the JPO demolishment process. Nevertheless, they could still use Transjakarta services by using Pelican Crossing, which was available at Bank Indonesia bus stops.
As for the information, Bank Indonesia bus stop serves Corridor I (Blok M - Kota) with 542 people capacity per day. Amid the pandemic, its number is limited to 135 people. It is also one of the disability-friendly bus stops and there is a pelican crossing, which was inaugurated by the Governor in 2018.
