A NUMBER of bus companies in the Jakarta area were sidelined in 2004 by the busway project. The moneymaking sector had to give way, although they were given the special opportunity to become operators of the new public transportation system: new buses on new routes.

They were asked to form a consortium, and one was established, among the members were Jakarta Mega Trans (a merger of Mayasari, Steady Safe, PPD, and Pahala Kencana) with Jakarta Tra