Incomplete studies stall monorail<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The monorail construction scheduled for February has, once again,
\nbeen delayed due to unfinished financial and technical studies.<\/p>\n
\"The administration and the Malaysian investor are jointly
\ncarrying out several studies on this project. When they are
\nfinished, hopefully by this year, we can launch,\" city secretary
\nRitola Tasmaya said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Malaysian firm MTrans Holding Sdn Bhd director David Chew
\nconfirmed Ritola's statement.<\/p>\n
\"We are working out all details for the project along with the
\nJakarta Administration. We will make an announcement when we
\nfinish the studies and commence the project,\" he said after a
\nmeeting with Governor Sutiyoso at City Hall.<\/p>\n
Chew predicted that construction would begin by the end of
\nthis year, while the monorail would likely open in 2006.<\/p>\n
The administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding in
\nAugust with the Malaysian firm in Kuching, Serawak, which was
\nwitnessed by then-Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and
\nPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri, who was on a state visit to the
\nneighboring country.<\/p>\n
MTrans Holding has formed a partnership with PT Indonesia
\nTransit Central, a consortium comprising PT Adhi Karya, Global
\nProfex Synergy and Radiant Utama.<\/p>\n
The companies planned to invest US$540 million in the
\nconstruction of a 27-kilometer, dual-line elevated monorail. The
\nmonorail is to connect Bekasi to the east, and Tangerang to the
\nwest, of the capital.<\/p>\n
The line will consist of the green line, a 14.8-kilometer
\ncircular route with 16 stations serving the capital's Golden
\nTriangle business district of Kuningan, Jl. Sudirman and Senayan,
\nand the blue line, a 12.2-kilometer route with 13 stations
\nconnecting Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, and Roxy, West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Ritola said MTrans had agreed to start constructing the two
\nlines simultaneously, as per Sutiyoso's request last week.<\/p>",
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