In a bid to improve service and efficiency of the Transjakarta bus system, the city administration is preparing for a direct bidding process to operate Transjakarta corridors, which is favorable to existing operators.
Indonesia Transportation Society (MTI) member Rudy Thehamihardja said that the draft gubernatorial decree was a win-win solution for the city administration and the existing operators.
“Operators were reluctant to replace aging buses without insurance that they would continue operating the corridors. The city, on the other side, should set a doable minimum service standard. For example, instead of setting out headway at seven minutes, the city should just set it at 15 minutes because we don’t have adequate numbers of buses yet,” he said.
“New buses now have the same color, meaning that they can be easily used to serve different routes when necessary,” he added.
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