Authority finds hundreds of unroadworthy buses

The Jakarta transportation authority has found that 482 out of 862 intercity interprovincial buses failed to pass the roadworthy tests conducted by the transportation agency from June 24 to 26.

All buses operating during the Idul Fitri exodus are required to undergo the tests. Buses that failed are prohibited from operating until they undergo the necessary repairs, transportation agency head Andri Yansyah said on Monday.

"We will not confiscate those buses," Andri said at City Hall in Jakarta.

Buses are required to undergo repairs under the supervision of the transportation agency. The roadworthy tests will be held until Wednesday, a week before Idul Fitri.

The tests are being conducted in Pulogadung, Rawamangun, Kampung Rambutan, Tanah Merdeka, Pulogebang, Tanjung Priok, Kalideres, Muara Angke, Grogol, Rawabuaya and Pinang Ranti terminals, Andri said.

The agency will also issue permits to allow tour buses to operate during Idul Fitri in case there is a lack of buses to transport homeward bound travelers. "There are hundreds of tour buses in Jakarta that can accommodate people," Andri said. (bbn)

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