City to Remove Medium Bus
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by
Jakarta Governor, Basuki “Ahok” T.
Purnama will remove medium bus gradually in capital. Single bus fleet like
Transjakarta is prepared to serve Jakartans.
No more medium bus operating in the future. There will be Transjakarta everywhere
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“No more medium bus operating in
the future. There will be Transjakarta everywhere,” he said at City Hall,
Thursday (9/17).
According to him, the removal will
be done gradually. It is because around 320
units of Kopaja to face rejuvenating process. “They have already ordered 320 medium
bus, but still we’ll remove it gradually,” he expressed.
According to the plan, those bus
will operate under Transjakarta management and will be paid using rupiah per
kilometer system. As well as training for the driver.
Ahok asserted the ignorant bus
operator will certainly slowly but sure bankrupt as concerning City
Administration has provided city tour bus which is free. “If you still insist,
you will certainly bankrupt for sure. Who want to grab ugly bus if
better bus is provided for free,” he emphasized.
Furthermore, he has instructed
Jakarta Transportation Department to dismiss the operation of Kopaja 612 route
(Kampung Melayu-Ragunan) which hit motorist yesterday. “I’ve told the Sub-Dept. head to impose sanction against them,” he closed.
