AKAP buses start operating, these are strict rules

YAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Ministry of Transport (Kemenhub) together with Korlantas Polri, the Jabodetabek Transport Management Agency (BPTJ) and the DKI Jakarta Transport Agency (Dishub), take the intercity intercity buses (AKAP) at the Pulo Gebang Integrated Terminal , on Saturday (09/05/2020).

This was done as a form of initial oversight of the implementation of ground transportation during the Covid-19 peninsula. It is also a follow-up to Circular Letter Number 4 of 2020 from the Chair of the Working Group for Co-19 Management Acceleration Working Group.

On the occasion, Budi Setiyadi, Director General of Land Transport of the Ministry of Transport, reiterated that, although the mode of transport has been operating, the return home is still prohibited according to the rules that have been applied since April 24 2020.

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“The main thing I want to convey to the public is that I basically expressly say that going home is still prohibited. We have made a circular letter from the Director General of Ground Transportation in which we discuss the main task of providing facilities or vehicles,” Budi said in his official statement on Saturday. (9/5/2020).

Ministry of transport The Jakarta Transport Ministry, BPTJ, Police and Transport Agency are monitoring ground transportation violations in Pulo Gebang.

“It is certain that it will only allow a few vehicles to operate, because during this pandemic, a vehicle can only carry 50 percent of the capacity. In addition, we also regulate that the vehicle’s crew must comply with the health protocol and be free of Covid-19, “he said.

Although it has been operating, but during the period of Large Scale Social Restrictions (PSSB) and the ban on coming home, only 38 Otobus (PO) companies were able to operate. Not only that, the Ministry of Transport also instructed if the purchase order can only execute one trip per day.

Budi added that the means of transportation for the AKAP bus would work according to the prepared circular.

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MUDIK STILL PROHIBITED, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF HOSPITAL EXPLANATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRANSPORT OF LAND TRANSPORT DURING COVID-19 As a follow-up step to Circular Letter No. 4 of 2020 from the President of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Manipulation Covid-19 , Director General of Land Transport during the Ministry of Transport, organizer of Budi Setiy. The land sector together with the National Police Traffic Corps, the Jabodetabek Transport Management Center (BPTJ) and the DKI Jakarta Transport Office on Saturday (9/5), carried out an interprovincial interprovincial bus monitoring (AKAP) in the Pulogebang integrated terminal. This monitoring was carried out as a form of monitoring the implementation of ground transportation during the Covid-19 pandemic. On this occasion, CEO Budi emphasized that his message to the public not to go home and back and forth was still prohibited. “The main thing I want to say to the public is that I basically expressly say: Homecoming is still prohibited! We made a circular letter from the Director General of Ground Transportation in which we discussed the main task of providing facilities or vehicles, which will surely only allow a few vehicles operate because during this pandemic only one vehicle can carry 50 percent of capacity. In addition, we also regulate that the vehicle’s crew must comply with the health protocol and is Covid-19 free, “said the Director General Budi. In addition, on that occasion, the Director of Road Transport of the General Directorate of Land Transport, Ahmad Yani, explained that there were 38 Otobus Companies (OP) that operated during Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) and only carried out 1 trip per day. . # Indonesian Contact # Covid_19 #dirumahaja #NoMudik #NoPiknik #PhysicalDistancing @ kemenhub151 @budikaryas @ setiadibudi.85

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The letter refers to PM 18 of 2020 on transportation control in the context of preventing the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and PM 25 of 2020 on transportation control during the Eid Al-Fitr period of 1441 Hijri in the context of preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (2019) COVID-19).

In addition to the aspect of transport facilities, the Ministry of Transport will also regulate infrastructure aspects, including terminals, both arrival and departure.

This is done so that it works according to health protocols and for each vehicle before and after use it will be sprayed with disinfectant.

“Therefore, in the future, not all people may use this vehicle for travel. As I have discussed, coming and going is still prohibited, but according to the Circular Letter from the Chairman of the Working Group to Accelerate Driving Co -19, we give access to people who have an interest, “Budi said.

“Interest rates such as state duties and office duties must comply with existing administrations, such as a health certificate, a certificate from management if it is from the office, as well as an official travel certificate in accordance with the requirements of the Task Force, “he said.

KOMPAS.COM/KRISTIANTO PURNOMO Officers conduct inspections at the first isolation checkpoint on the Jakarta – Cikampek Km 31 toll road section, Bekasi Regency, West Java, on Friday (4/24/2020). The ban on coming home began to be imposed by the government from April 24, 2020 at 00:00 WIB to prevent the spread of Covid-19 through Operation Ketupat 2020. Private vehicles such as motorcycles or cars and public passenger vehicles leaving the Jakarta metropolitan area.

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The Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the police will supervise the movement of the community, if it does not agree with the administration determined by the government, it is not allowed to leave.

While in SE Number 4 of 2020, the Chairman of the Covid-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force writes that the exclusion criteria for travel restrictions apply to:

to. Travel of people who work in government or private institutions that organize

1. Services to accelerate the handling of Covid-19;

2. Defense, security and public order services;

3. Health services;

4. Services for basic needs;

5. Support services for basic services;

6. Services with important economic functions;

b. Travel for patients who need emergency health services or travel for people whose primary family members have been seriously ill or have died;

c. Repatriation of Indonesian migrant workers, Indonesian citizens and students abroad, and repatriation of people for special reasons by the Government to the area of ​​origin, in accordance with applicable regulations.