VIVAnews -Director of Metro Polda Jaya, Traffic Commissioner Pol Royke Lumowa, say, the existence of Government Regulation (PP) to the road toll is a form of support to the Central Government of DKI Jakarta provincial government policy in overcoming congestion of the capital.
"Obviously this is the seriousness of the Central Government to alleviate congestion in Jakarta," said Royke in Jakarta, June 26, 2011.
Royke added, although the PP has been signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, still needed one more rule to run a traffic engineering for the limitation of the use of the vehicle. The regulations of the Ministry of finance who regulates the issue of procurement tool, fares and other things related to ERP.
Royke hope, before the regulation was published, there was another attempt to apply restrictions on vehicles with odd-numbered system or the colour of the vehicle. "The application of ERP still takes time, while some months there will be a pageant Sea Games. So we did used to be the easiest through odd-even-that the restrictions or the color of the vehicle, "he added.
This policy will certainly tested after there is consent of the Governor of Jakarta, Fauzi Bowo. In the near future, the Department of transportation JAWA along with Ditlantas Polda Metro Jaya will expose the study on this subject to the Governor.
As known, after waiting for nearly two years, ultimately Preside 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, including the implementation of the road is paid.
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.
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