Peran Dinas Perhubungan dalam Pengelolaan Penerangan Jalan Umum (PJU) di Kota Medan

Abstract

Street Lighting (PJU) has a very important role in supporting the safety, comfort, and sense of security of the community, especially at night, because it can minimize the risk of traffic accidents and reduce the potential for crime. However, in Medan City, PJU management still faces various problems, such as many street lights that are not functioning, weak planning, and lack of supervision which has an impact on suboptimal public services in the field of street lighting. This situation is urgent to be studied, in order to find out how the role of the Medan City Transportation Agency is in managing PJU, and to what extent this agency is able to carry out its functions and responsibilities in providing proper street lighting for the community. The research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach with data collection techniques in the form of interviews, observations, documentation studies and literature studies. Research informants come from internal parties of the Transportation Agency and the community using PJU. To measure the role of the Transportation Agency, this study uses indicators adapted from Rizzo, House, and Lirtzman, namely authority, responsibility, clarity of purpose, and scope of work. This approach is expected to be able to provide an in-depth analysis of the implementation of the tasks and functions of PJU management in Medan City. The results of the study indicate that the implementation of the authority of the Transportation Agency is still limited because it is not supported by clear special regulations, responsibilities have not been optimally implemented because there is no guarantee of time in written form in following up on complaint reports, clarity of purpose, namely improving security in Medan City, has not been found in written documents, and the scope of work has been divided and implemented according to clear boundaries. Therefore, the study recommends the preparation of special regulations on PJU, increasing human resource capacity, and comprehensive evaluation so that the street lighting program can run effectively, efficiently, and be of maximum benefit to the community.