DKI DPRD members support Transjakarta on the TB Simatupang Route Plus

Jakarta – DKI Jakarta -Governor Pramono Anung asked Transjakarta (TJ) to add buses that work on Jalan TB Simatupang to unravel the traffic jams that often occur. DKI Jakarta Legislature supports this proposal. “What is certain is that all possibilities we need to test to overcome congestion should indeed be reduced by the volume of his personal vehicle,” Deputy Chairman of the Jakarta DPRD of the Gerindra Faction Rani Mauliani told reporters on Tuesday (8/26/2025). According to him, it is important to carefully prepare the Transjakarta fleet. So residents are willing to leave private vehicles and take public transport. Browse to continue with the content when asked if it is possible for a special Transjakarta road at TB Simatupang, he said the situation should be seen first. “If it is tested if it is not successful, you may find other solutions, but who knows it will be successful, so we still have to be optimistic for it,” he said. The same was also pronounced by members of the commission D DKI Jakarta DPRD F-PDIP Ida Mahmudah. Ida welcomed Pramono’s proposal. “Several ways need to be done to reduce the traffic jam of TB Simatupang. The governor’s proposal is very well related to the addition of the fleet in the Simatupang route,” Ida said. “My hope is that citizens will accept or use transport prepared by the DKI regional government for one of them to reduce existing congestion,” he continued. Previously, the Transjakarta bus that works in TB Simatupang will be added. Residents are expected to turn to public transport. “We will also add Transjakarta that goes through TB ​​Simatupang, 14 units, to each region, we will add 14 units,” Pramono said on Monday (8/25/2025) in the Cakung area, East Jakarta. “What is the hope? People use public transport going through TB ​​Simatupang will increase,” he continued. Pramono assessed that the accumulation of Jalan TB Simatupang was temporary because there was an excavation project. He said the project was completed in November 2025. “I asked the Ministry of Communications and Information Agency to announce that there is indeed a problem. Because there are indeed three projects there,” he said. He said the DKI Jakarta provincial government would also cut sidewalks that were not used by pedestrians. According to him, it can provide more room on the road and unravel congestion. “What is meant by sidewalks is therefore a sidewalk that is not used, sidewalks that are not used because there are projects there,” he said. (ISA/IDN)