the Road Traffic Condition in Jakarta

Jakarta is home to 10 million people, according to the Central Statistics Agency’s estimate.

A survey revealed that 2.43 million commuters travel within, into and out of the city daily, and of these, 1.38 million commuters travel from Jakarta’s outskirts. This adds significant strain to the city’s roads, as 70% of commuters from outside Jakarta take private cars or motorcycles, rather than public transportation.

The Jakarta Transportation Agency has revealed that only 20% of all journeys in the capital were made using public transportation, partly because of the lack of infrastructure and adequate public transportation services.

What is the economic cost of traffic congestion?


Traffic jams raise health issues and costs, too. The problem was only becoming worse, with the pollution index increasing at 6% to 8% annually, he said.

What has the government done to alleviate congestion?

Jakarta is developing its public transportation system to accommodate the burgeoning population. The two major projects are Mass Rapid Transit and Light Rapid Transit. However, the ongoing construction for these projects is often blamed for worsening the already bad traffic by minimising road capacity.

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)

The MRT feasibility study was already available in the 1990s but development was initiated only a few years ago. The project was previously considered to be financially unfeasible, requiring a huge investment in infrastructure. Expected to be finished by next year, the MRT will reduce both traffic and its economic losses – losses incurred as a result of longer travel times and greater fuel consumption.

The ongoing construction is for the first phase of the North-South line, which connects Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta and the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta. The construction has significantly reduced road capacity on Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Fatmawati. The second phase will link the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle with Kampung Bandan, completing the North-South line, to be followed by the last phase for the West-East line.

The MRT construction was also blamed for causing floods but MRT secretary Tubagus Hikmatullah refuted this, claiming that it followed proper regulations in its implementation, including maintaining temporary on-site drainage systems.

Light Rapid Transit (LRT)

Jakarta traffic also comes from its satellite cities, through daily commuters and cargo trucks traveling to and from North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port. Authorities are now building an LRT system connecting Jakarta and its neighbouring cities to accommodate daily commutes. Unfortunately, the project has exacerbated congestion along Jakarta’s toll roads, as some LRT sections occupy the shoulder of toll roads.

There have been other efforts to restrict trucks on the toll road, such as a ban during the morning rush hour and building an urban logistics transport system. The Greater Jakarta Transportation Agency has encouraged business owners to transport cargo by rail instead. So far, only 2% of logistics services uses trains.

The Greater Jakarta LRT will depart from Bogor, Bekasi, Cawang and Kuningan to terminate at Sudirman Station, while the Jakarta LRT will depart from Kelapa Gading, Rawamangun and Manggarai to also terminate at Sudirman Station. It remains undecided whether the two lines will converge at Sudirman Station.

The capital also has other projects constructing overpasses and underpasses as well as miscellaneous facilities, including ojek parking lots near stations and toll road infrastructure for the cashless system.


Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/01/28/traffic-trouble-in-jakarta-with-the-asian-games-due-in-august-indonesia-is-grappling-with-ways-to-ea#X7L75jzWSBcb25GB.99


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