Bogor Botanical Gardens underpass already under construction<\/p>\n
Leony Aurora
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
The construction of a pedestrian underpass connecting Bogor
\nInstitute of Agriculture (IPB) with the Bogor Botanical Gardens,
\nis already underway. A new parking lot at the insitute and a new
\ngate at the botanical gardens are being built as part of the
\nproject.<\/p>\n
Due to a huge hole on Jl. Pajajaran, Bogor marking the site of
\nthe underpass, traffic is being diverted to another road.<\/p>\n
ITB students have protested that the Rp 7.6 billion
\n(US$894,117) project, called the integrated rearrangement of
\nBaranangsiang area, will change the face of their campus. But
\ngrass has already been cleared for the parking lot and concrete
\nlaid.<\/p>\n
The parking lot, with a capacity of 50 buses, will be located
\nnear the basketball court. Visitors will have to walk 200 meters
\nthrough the campus grounds to access the underpass. The street in
\nfront of the parking lot will also be widened to enable buses
\nheading to Jakarta to enter the toll road.<\/p>\n
IPB management argued that the parking lot would be a source
\nof income for the insitute, which needs Rp 18 million per student
\nannually to cover costs but charges only Rp 10 million per
\nstudent yearly.<\/p>\n
Aside from that, the management also supported the
\nadministration's claim that traffic congestion would be eased
\naround the area.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, on the other side of Jl. Pajajaran, the new gate to
\nthe botanical gardens, which is also the mouth of the underpass,
\nis nearly finished. A shelter over the gate and ticket counters
\nare yet to be built.<\/p>\n
The project's management did not indicate when the underpass
\nwould be completed.<\/p>",
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