The Peak of KAA, Transjakarta Route Changed
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Cintya Meliza
The peak event of 60th Asian-African Conference in Jakarta Wednesday (4/22) and Thursday (4/23) is affected to route changing of Transjakarta bus. The route changed are Corridor I (Blok M-Kota), Corridor II (Pulo Gadung-Harmoni), and Corridor IX (Pinang Ranti-Pluit).
The route changing of Transjakarta is applied at 6 AM-9 AM, 4 PM-6 PM, 7 PM-10 PM
This changing related to traffic engineering which is conducted by Traffic Directorate (Ditlantas) for Metro Jaya Regional Police and Jakarta Communications and Transportation Sub-Department.
"The route changing of Transjakarta is applied at 6 AM-9 AM, 4 PM-6 PM, 7 PM-10 PM," said Head of Public Relations for PT Transjakarta, Sri Ulina, Wednesday (4/22).
Road Diversion Prepared During KAAIt is stated, Corridor I is predicted would be slow significantly. Because, track open-close system will be conducted situationally by traffic Directoratand Jakarta Communications and Transportation Sub-Department at that hours. Then Corridor II (Pulo Gadung-Harmoni) at 4PM-10PM is diverted by route from Harmoni-(turn left)-Pecenongan-Juanda-Pasar Baru-Pejambon-Lapangan Banteng-Merdeka Timur-Patung Pak Tani-get in Kwitang Shelter and going forward to Pulo Gadung. It is situational depends on traffic condition.
As same as the Integrated City Busway (BKTB), it just serves from Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) to Harmoni at 4PM-8PM. Then, on Corridor VI (Ragunan-Dukuh Atas), predicted would be slow significantly depends traffic condition as the impact of situationally track open-close system.
While route Ragunan-Monas will be dispensed and changed to route Ragunan-Dukuh Atas at 6AM-9AM and 4PM-10PM. And it will be normal at 9AM-4PM, however it is predicted the impact of diversion and track open-close system still feels at 9AM-10AM and ahead 4PM.
While, on Corridor IX is also diverted. From Pinang Ranti to Pluit through(enter) Cawang Toll Gate and out to Slipi Toll Gate. Therefore, there are many unserved shelters head to Grogol/Pluit. It starts from Cikoko Shelter Cawang Station, Tebet BPKM, Pancoran Tugu, Pancoran Barat, Tegal Parang, Kuningan Barat, Gatsu Jamsostek Shelter, Gatsu LIPI, Semanggi, Senayan JCC ,and Slipi Petamburan Shelter.
Otherwise, from Pluit to Pinang Ranti, Transjakarta bus will get through Slipi Toll Gate and out to Pancoran Toll Gate. Unserved shelters for Pinang Ranti/PGC are Slipi Petamburan, Senayan JCC, Semanggi, Gatsu LIPI, Gatsu Jamsostek, Kuningan Barat, Tegal Parang, and Pancoran Barat shelters. "Therefore, passengers cannot transit in Kuningan Barat or Kuningan Timur shelters," he explained.
While, for route PGC-Grogol through Cawang Toll Gate and out to Slipi Toll Gate. Related to that, PT Transjakarta will conduct Operational changin step. It includes Ticket sales service in shelters will apply open-close system for decreasing the risk of passengers restrained on the bus as the impact of open-close track in the middle of trip.
The operational is predicted would be slower significantly at that hours. Then situationally, there will be route shortening, track diversion, to operational stopped at the certain times, depends on condition of track service in each corridor.
