The Jakarta Light Rail Transit (Jakarta LRT) (, lit. "Jakarta Integrated Rail Line") is one of the light rail systems in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. It is being implemented by the Jakarta provincial government. The first phase of the LRT, from to , began commercial operations on 1 December 2019. Jakarta LRT is operated by PT LRT Jakarta, a subsidiary of municipally-owned property and infrastructure company PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro). History Background The proposal for the LRT system in Jakarta emerged when the Jakarta Monorail construction project stalled. The stalled construction of the monorail was caused by the Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who did not approve of the construction of the monorail depot above the Setiabudi Reservoir. This depot plan was rejected so that the 2013 Jakarta Flood incident caused by the collapse of the Latuharhari Embankment would not happen again. Eventually, the monorail project was completely stopped because the investors did not meet the advanced requirements set by the Jakarta Provincial Government. After that, the construction of the Jakarta LRT will be a further priority. Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama hopes that the LRT project can be more consistent and not stall like the monorail project that has been discontinued. The plan for the construction of the Jakarta LRT refers to Presidential Regulation Number 99 of 2015 concerning the Acceleration of the Implementation of Public Transportation on the Special Capital Region of Jakarta Province. The Jakarta LRT is expected to be a complement to public transportation in Jakarta as the preparation for the 2018 Asian Games. In response to this, the Governor of Jakarta directly appointed PT Jakarta Properindo and PT Pembangunan Jaya to build the Jakarta LRT. Phase 1 The groundbreaking of the Jakarta LRT was previously planned to be held in conjunction with the Greater Jakarta LRT groundbreaking in September 2015. The Jakarta LRT groundbreaking was held on 22 June 2016, coinciding with the 489th Anniversary of the City of Jakarta. In December 2016, PT Wijaya Karya was appointed as the contractor for the LRT construction project worth Rp5.29 trillion (US$338,581.69). The construction itself only started in early 2017 after the land preparation process had been completed. The Jakarta light rail transit project aims to tackle Jakarta's high road traffic congestion. The rolling stock comes from Hyundai Rotem from South Korea which was first arrived from the Tanjung Priok Port on April 13, 2018.