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PremiumVIVAnews -Transport Minister Freddy Numberi will further coordinate with local authorities regarding the new rules of the road is paid or Electronic Road Pricing (ERP). The plan, there are five cities that will implement this policy.
"Later on there was further discussion with the Director General of transport by land," said Freddy Numberi in the President's Office, Central Jakarta, Sunday, June 24, 2011.
Freddy had hoped, the rules that can be realised this year. Freddy admitted temporarily, new rules that could be set up in Jakarta.
Freddy justify the existence of the plan of implementation of the road is paid in five major cities. "Later being compiled his SOUP. This is done so that traffic could breaks down, "said the Minister who is also Premier of the Democratic Party. The five major cities that will receive this policy i.e., Medan, Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, and Surabaya.
Why Paid Street in five major cities applied it? According to Freddy, that policy is carried out in order for the management of traffic problems in big cities it can be resolved. "Because we have almost all the same thing," said Freddy who also former Minister of marine and Fisheries.
For in Jakarta, his plans when the rule is applied then it will be enforced on the locations of line 3 in 1. Bikers are prohibited entry into that location.
Riders will be diverted to use Transjakarta. For those who reluctantly boarded a Transjakarta could use private cars. Well, here's what the users private car will be priced at paid street locations.
As known, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a Government Regulation No. 32 in 2011 about management and Traffic Engineering.
This rule is an umbrella law for the Government, especially in the area, to implement a number of new traffic rules, inter alia the application of the electronic road pricing.
Next, the application of these rules will be submitted to the respective Governments of the provinces or regions. For example, if Jakarta would like to implement ERP, PP. became an umbrella law in applying them. (umi)
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