TransJakarta Corridor I Divided into Three Routes
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Arief Rahman
Tens of thousands of people start to crowd Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Jalan MH Thamrin, HI Roundabout, and Monas to celebrate the inauguration of Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla as Indonesian President and Vice President for period of 2014-2019. Since those areas intersect with TransJakarta corridor I, TransJakarta Unit Service Board (BLU) split the corridor into three routes.
In order to continue serving the passengers, we divide TransJakarta corridor I into three routes
“In order to continue serving the passengers, we divide TransJakarta corridor I into three routes,” stated PT Transjakarta President Director, Antonius NS Kosasih, Monday (10/20).
Those three routes are Blok M-Kota, Blok M-HI Roundabout, and Kota-Harmoni. This system is applied situational, depends on the condition in the field.
Presidential Inauguration, TransJakarta Bus Corridor I Operational Stopped TemporarilyAccording to Kosasih, in this corridor there are only 30 TransJakarta buses operated, in which each route gets 10 buses. As for the rest of the buse, they are deployed to corridor VII (PGC-Harmoni) and corridor VIII (Harmoni-Lebak Bulus).
Moreover, based on the information tweeted by @blutransjakarta, express routes of Pulogadung-Senayan Roundabout, Kalideres-Senayan Roundabout, and Ragunan-Monas are stopped temporarily.
At this time, the officers have been deployed to HI Roundabout to regulate the traffic, so TransJakarta bus can still pass. The citizens are asked to adapt with this arrangement.
