Jakarta (ANTARA) – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said construction of the Jakarta LRT Velodrome-Manggarai route is nearly complete, with progress reaching 97.99 percent.”If you ask about overall readiness, it's now at 97.99 percent, so almost 98 percent,” Anung said at the Manggarai LRT Station, here on Thursday.He said the new mass transit route still requires work on signaling at several points, adding that he expects all remaining issues to be resolved by August 20.He expressed confidence the new LRT route would transform the city's landscape, noting that it connects three areas of Jakarta: North, East, and South Jakarta.”Later, once we connect it to Dukuh Atas (Station), it will become four areas: North, East, South, and Central Jakarta,” he said.The Velodrome-Manggarai route spans 12.2 kilometers with an investment value of Rp12.1 trillion.The LRT will stop at 11 stations, which are Kelapa Gading, Boulevard Utara Summarecon Mall, Boulevard Selatan, Pulomas, Equestrian, Velodrome, Rawamangun, Pramuka, Matraman, Proklamasi, and Manggarai.”We have already checked everything, and it is all ready to operate,” the governor said.Regarding fares, he said the matter has yet to be decided. As for the inauguration date, he said this would be announced by the Presidential Palace, since the new route is planned to be inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto.Regional-owned infrastructure and urban development company PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) said the inauguration and initial operation of the LRT Jakarta Kelapa Gading-Manggarai route is scheduled for August 26, 2026.To that end, the company has been strengthening coordination with the Transportation Ministry's Directorate General of Railways to ensure the service's readiness.”This coordination covers a series of tests on infrastructure and facilities, signaling systems, telecommunications, electrical systems, and overall system integration,” Jakpro Technical and Development Director Robert Sarjaka said on Wednesday.