TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) revealed that 49 percent of toll road users have used electronic money, or e-money, as a means of toll fee payment.
“To this date, electronic money users have reached 49 percent,” said BPJT Chairman Herry Trisaputra Zuna on Friday, September 29.
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Herry has been openly optimistic that by the end of October, all toll-road users will be using e-money as their main toll-road payment. The BPJT will continue to work with partnering banks that provide e-money services.
However, Herry said that some toll gates that will allow physical cash transactions.
“There will only be a few [toll booths that allow cash payment] under certain terms and conditions,” said Herry.
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In response to a request made by Ombudsman, toll roads with many booths will allow conventional money as a means of payment. Meanwhile, toll roads with fewer booths will use the cashless system.
Previously on September 8, Jasa Marga conducted a trial for the cashless payment method. The policy of utilizing e-money was originally introduced to the public to reduce congestion at tollgates.
M JULNIS FIRMANSYAH
