Jakarta Vice Governor Rano Karno inspected the public transport infrastructure of MRT and Transjakarta, while utilizing rail-based mass transport and BRT to Jakarta City Hall.

"Today, I visited Lebak Bulus MRT Station,"

Started from Lebak Bulus MRT Station, South Jakarta, Rano was accompanied by Jakarta Secretary Marullah Matali; Jakarta Assistant for Economy and Finance (Asperkeu) Suharini Eliawati; Jakarta Transportation Agency Head Syafrin Liputo; Jakarta Satpol PP Head Satriadi Gunawan; and PT Transjakarta Director Welfizon Yuza.

After conducting a monitoring visit at Lebak Bulus MRT Station, they proceed to Blok M Station and concluded their trip at Bundaran HI Station. Rano also inspected the Bundaran HI Transjakarta Bus Stop and continued his trip to Jakarta City Hall using Transjakarta bus.

"Today, I visited Lebak Bulus MRT Station to understand the planning and development. Honestly, I didn't expect them to be preparing it so much faster," Rano said at Bundaran HI Bus Stop, Tuesday (2/25).

He informed that the Jakarta Provincial Government is focusing on MRT project from Harmoni to Ancol which is currently underway. According to him, although there are some obstacles, Insya Allah, the work can be completed according to the target.

"Together with Mr. Secretary and Agency Heads, we want to identify the problems so we can be tackle them together. Hopefully we can quickly solve problems in Jakarta. At least in the next five years, the progress will be felt," he uttered.

On that occasion, he also revealed that he had noted several issues during his inspection of MRT and Transjakarta facilities, including the chaotic parking area for motor vehicles in Pasar Jumat. In order to address this, his party plans to make improvements in the area starting March.

"We will also build a seven-story parking area in the location (Pasar Jumat) to accommodate residents from South Tangerang and Tangerang, so they can go to Jakarta by leaving their private vehicles behind. Simply park in the provided parking facility and continue their trip using MRT," he mentioned. 

He also praised Blok M MRT Station connected to Plaza Blok M, South Jakarta, which had a positive impact, notably a four-fold increase in mall visitors. According to him, this shows that the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) system greatly benefits Jakartans.

"I've also instructed prioritizing internal improvements such as fizing card tapping machine malfunctions and ensuring availability of elevators for disabled persons. I'm not worried, as there is a master plan in place for future improvements," he added.