THE procurement of means of rapid transit bus mass transportation, or busway, in Surabaya is inseparable from the city’s traffic confusion. Congestion is almost a daily sight on its main roads. Last year, Surabaya’s motor vehicles totaled 1.4 million units, of which 400,000 were private cars. That’s why the Surabaya city administration insists on realizing its busway project.

Surabaya Deputy Mayor Arif Afandi said the construction of buswa