City, investors at odds on monorail route<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
City administration and monorail investors are still discussing
\nthe route of the semi-mass transportation system even though
\nconstruction is expected to begin in December.<\/p>\n
To attract more interest in the scheme investors argued that
\nthe monorail would not only transport commuters between Bekasi,
\nJakarta and Tangerang but also to other areas of the city.<\/p>\n
\"If the monorail only takes passengers from Bekasi and
\nTangerang to Jakarta it will be less able to reduce traffic
\ncongestion within the city,\" said Ruslan Diwirjo, chief executive
\nofficer of PT Indonesian Transit Central (ITC).<\/p>\n
ITC was formed to undertake the development of the monorail
\nproject. The consortium is made up of Malaysian firm M Trans
\nHolding and three local companies, PT Adhi Karya, Global Profex
\nSynergy and Radiant Utama.<\/p>\n
The administration had proposed a 22.5-kilometer route running
\nfrom Bekasi to Jakarta and alongside Jl. Casablanca to Tangerang.<\/p>\n
But investors have suggested that the monorail run from East
\nto West passing through Pondok Kopi, Kampung Melayu, Casablanca,
\nSenayan, Kebon Jeruk, Kedoya, Daan Mogot and Tangerang.<\/p>\n
Ruslan said that the route was not fixed yet as it needed to
\nbe discussed with relevant officials in the administration.<\/p>\n
The investor's concession is also being negotiated with the
\nadministration.<\/p>\n
Ruslan said that investors were ready to disburse Rp 3.28
\ntrillion (US$386 million) into the first stages of the project,
\nincluding the construction of stations.<\/p>",
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