The Jakarta Transportation Agency (Dishub) is ready to accommodate the aspirations of online drivers (Ojol) regarding plans to implement a paid road system or electronic road pricing (ERP).

We (Dishub) will surely collect their aspirations

Jakarta Dishub Head, Syafrin Liputo said that the aspirations expressed by Ojol drivers would be accommodated as part of improving transportation services in Jakarta.

"We (Dishub) will surely collect their aspirations. We'll accept what they will convey, but that is entirely in the context of improving transportation services in Jakarta," he expressed, Wednesday (2/8).

He explained that representatives of Ojol drivers could convey their main points through mediation as material for improvement or refinement of policies that would later be drafted in the future.

"Not yet mediation, it is because colleagues from the National and Political Unity Office (Kesbangpol) are preparing after that we will discuss. I followed the procedure, they will have representatives that we will accept to convey their main points of view," he explained.

As for the information, the Jakarta Government was still reviewing the implementation of this ERP policy, specifically to see the readiness of public transportation facilities in Jakarta. That was taking into account the input and aspirations of the transportation community and society.

The ERP implementation study being carried out aims to parse congestion points in Jakarta by diverting private vehicle users to switch to public transportation.

"Regulatory discussion in DPRD. Now, it is still at the hearing meeting stage and the DPRD will also be very objective in receiving input from the public from their side as the authority as a policy maker," he stated.