TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi inspected Pulogebang Integrated Terminal in East Jakarta on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Budi wanted to ensure that Pulogebang Terminal will be ready for operation on December 20, 2016.

He said that bus operations will be transferred gradually from Pulogadung to Pulogebang. “[Buses] of Central Java and East Java routes will be transferred to Pulogebang. Others will follow suit,” he said.

According to Budi, the Government will first need to address four issues in order to open Pulogebang Terminal in the near future. First, he said, it needs to shut down the temporary terminal. “It will be closed within the next three days.”

The second is amenities in the terminal, particularly food court. Budi expects to see outlets and stores in Pulogebang Terminal to soon be opened.

The third, according to Budi, is feeder bus issue from and to Pulogebang, particularly from Bekasi. “I have asked Director General of Land Transport to coordinate with Bekasi Transportation Office for the feeder [buses],” he said.

The fourth, he said, is technology and information development, which is currently being addressed by Jakarta administration and the Communication and Informatics Ministry.

ANGELINA ANJAR SAWITRI