Jakarta: Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is optimistic that the ticket price of the Jakarta mass rapid transit (MRT) could be determined by the end of this month.
"Insya Allah (God willing), it would not be postponed. Meaning, it would be on time," the former education minister told the press on Friday, March 8, 2019.
According to reports, the proposed ticket price is Rp10 thousand per passenger. In the meantime, the proposed subsidy is Rp21 thousand per passenger.
Expected to be opened this month, the first phase of Jakarta MRT will connect Bundaran Hotel Indonesia in Central Jakarta and Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta. Managed by region-owned company PT MRT Jakarta, it will have 7 elevated stations and 6 underground stations.
The central government has ordered regional leaders in Jakarta, West Java and Banten provinces to improve transportation infrastructures in Greater Jakarta area. It has allocated funds to help resolve transportation issues in the capital special region and its satellite cities.
The Greater Jakarta region comprises Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi. The area has a population of more than 28 million people.
It is the most populous urban area in Indonesia. It is also the center of government and economy of the country.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently said that the government's infrastructure policy is designed to boost the country's competitiveness. He also reiterated that his infrastructure push is needed to reduce socio-economic inequality.
"Infrastructure development is not only beneficial for economic growth. It is also crucial for social justice," President Jokowi told reporters last month.
According to the Central statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesian economy grew by 5.17 percent in 2018. It was Indonesia's highest annual growth in five years.
Indonesian economy grew by 5.18 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. The growth was slightly stronger than earlier expectations.
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