"We are buying 150 low-floor buses from Scania," Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaya Purnama said here on Monday.
The buses are expected to arrive by the end of the year, the governor added.
The low-floor bus was chosen as it will facilitate the people with disabilities to access the transport service.
"This low-deck bus will be disabled-friendly. Moreover, we will expand the sidewalks along Jakartas roads," the governor, who is more popularly called Ahok, added.
Director of PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) Budi Kaliwono revealed that each bus costs around Rp2.2 billion.
The administration has set aside around Rp2.2 trillion, sourced from the government investment participation (PMP), to procure the buses, Kaliwono informed.
Scania, a major Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles, together with PT United Tractors Pandu Engineering, built the Low Entry Bus K250, that will be used as a regular public transport vehicle in Jakarta.
The low-floor bus is equipped with several safety features such as the Electronic Brake System (EBS), and an Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), retarder, bus stop brake, and a hill-hold mechanism to prevent the vehicle from rolling back when it has to stop during a climb.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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