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PremiumVIVAnews -Polda Metro Jaya records about 700 thousand vehicles from the buffer region such as Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi that saban day entry into the capital.
Director of Metro Polda Jaya Traffic Commissioner Royke Lumowa said, the influx of hundreds of thousands of vehicles per day from the area around Jakarta causing congestion. The number of vehicles coming from different areas were increasing recently. That's why congestion continues to be severe. "This is a significant contributor to the bottleneck, "he said, Tuesday, 19 July 2011.
Meanwhile, he said, added motorbikes on the streets of Jakarta as much as 890 units per day. While the number of cars increased by 240 units. "This growth is also causing congestion in Jakarta was getting worse," he added.
He went on, the number of vehicles in circulation in Jakarta there are currently 11.362.396 units. Two-wheeled and four-wheeled 8.244.346 unit 3.118.050 unit. Of this total, 98% are private vehicles remaining 859.692 units or 2% of public transport which carry 66% of the total population of Jakarta. "It is ready for personal vehicle amount trend year such as motor cars and continues to increase," he added.
The condition is worsened by not singkronnya the growth of roads and vehicles. Length of roads in Jakarta only 7650 km and vast 40.1 miles or 0.26% of the total area of Jawa. While the growth in the length of the road only 0.01% per annum.
Not to mention the high numbers of travel in Jakarta who reached 21 million per day. Royke claimed his side completed a variety of ways to curb congestion. One of them through the restriction of heavy vehicle on the Highway In the city.
However, according to him, to put the brakes on the explosion motor vehicles required adequate public transport, cheap, safe, and convenient.
The Central Government is currently reviewing a number of breakthroughs. Among other things the possibility of additional road infrastructure to compile until the addition of mass transport networks such as the MRT, train, and monorail. Alaternatif are also currently brewing is the enactment of the electronic road pricing (ERP). Semuaa vehicles on certain routes will be free of charge.
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