Belated Manggarai underpass completed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Manggarai underpass in South Jakarta, which
\nwas planned 20 years ago, has finally been completed.<\/p>\n
The underpass, which connects Jl. Sultan Agung and Jl.
\nTambak, was opened yesterday by governor Surjadi Soedirdja,<\/p>\n
The head of the city public works agency, Soeharto, said the
\ndelay in construction was caused mainly by the problem of
\nbuilding an underpass under a railway.<\/p>\n
The delay had caused prolonged traffic jams on the adjacent
\nnarrow road.<\/p>\n
The project, which cost Rp 12.86 billion (US$5.59 million),
\nwas funded by the city and a loan from the World Bank, Soeharto
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said the underpass would not eliminate the local traffic
\njams. The traffic jams will remain until Manggarai bus terminal
\nhas been relocated and a flyover on Jl. Sultan Agung has been
\nbuilt.<\/p>\n
\"The underpass can only ease the traffic, compared to the
\nconditions on the old road,\" Soeharto said.<\/p>\n
He refused to say when or to where the terminal would be
\nrelocated.<\/p>\n
The head of the city office of the Ministry of Public Works,
\nDargono Danuprawiro, has said that Central and East Jakarta will
\nhave two new flyovers next year; in Pejompongan and Jl. Pahlawan
\nRevolusi.<\/p>\n
Soeharto said the projects were among the 25 flyovers and
\nunderpasses planned for the city.<\/p>\n
\"We are still negotiating with land owners in both locations,\"
\nSoeharto said on the two flyovers that are expected to be opened
\nnext year.<\/p>\n
Construction of the 25 projects was scheduled to start in 1992
\nand be completed in 1997.<\/p>\n
Seventeen of the projects have been completed, including the
\nManggarai underpass.<\/p>\n
Six are still under construction. In Central Jakarta they
\ninclude the flyovers on Jl. K.S. Tubun, Jl. Mas Mansyur and Jl.
\nCideng, and the underpass on Jl. Fachruddin. In East Jakarta
\nthere is the flyover on Jl. Pramuka, and in South Jakarta there
\nis the flyover on Jl. Lapangan Ros.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said the projects are one way to ease the traffic,
\ngiven that the annual growth of new roads is 4 percent while the
\nnumber of vehicles increases 14 percent. (yns)<\/p>",
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