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PremiumVIVAnews -Contract operator of Transjakarta Corridor I (Blocks M-cities) ended late last month. However, the General Services Agency (BLU) TransJakarta not re-open the auction, but rather to extend the contract operator managed Jakarta Express Trans (JET) to 2013 per 14 June.
Head of Transjakarta, Muhammad Akbar BLU says there are two reasons for the extension of the contract done. First, according to her current fleet is still eligible to continue to operate. And second, the replacement bus to date there is still no.
"Supposed to be in a period of seven years of the bus was to be rejuvenated. But given these two factors were then extended the operation of the bus, "said Akbar in Jakarta Friday, July 1, 2011. Department of transportation Jakarta was going to auction in order to crawl the new operator. However, because the bus replacement not yet available, so plans were cancelled.
Akbar explains, the contract of cooperation between the Government of Jakarta and the operator of the corridor I created since seven years ago or exactly in 2004.
VIVAnews.combased on observation, condition of the fleet of Transjakarta corridors of I've didn't deserve. Even some of them there is a door is not closed can. In response to that problem, Akbar denied the BLU doesn't pay attention to the problem means busway.
"If there is a disturbance of the fleet must be corrected. Improvements are also routinely done every 5 thousand kilometers or an average of 15 to 20 days each to go, "kilahnya.
According to Akbar, for bus replacements will be provided as much as 51 bus articulated buses by 2012. So it is expected to carry more passengers and increased passenger service. Currently the corridor I have 90 single bus.
"Next year we will provide replacement bus 66 to articulated buses fleet which is already not worth it anymore. 51 buses on corridors I and 15 other for corridor VIII (Lebakbulus-Harmony) "as the star. (umi)
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