New Cipularang toll road closed<\/p>\n
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung<\/p>\n
The new Cikampek-Purwakarta-Padalarang (Cipularang) toll road was
\nclosed on Sunday, shortly after being used by President Susilo
\nBambang Yudhoyono to attend the commemoration of the Asian-
\nAfrican Conference jubilee celebrations in Bandung.<\/p>\n
Jasa Marga official Singgih S. said the road was closed
\nbecause the 41.3-km toll road did not yet have complete markings
\nand signs.<\/p>\n
\"We're reanalyzing all standard facilities that the toll road
\nshould have. The road lights are maybe good enough, (we only
\nneed) some signs and markings,\" he told The Jakarta Post in
\nBandung on Monday.<\/p>\n
With the new toll road, the trip from Bandung-Jakarta, which
\nis about 160 kilometers, can be made in up to three and a-half
\nhours, down from the normal time of around five hours.<\/p>\n
Under the contract, the toll road, which cost Rp 1.6 trillion
\n(US$168.4 million) to build and was timed to be complete with the
\nconference's anniversary celebration, should have finished on
\nApril 7.<\/p>\n
The road, which comprises of nine sections built by nine
\ncontractors, stretches from Sadang, Purwakarta to Cipada-
\nCikamuning and is connected to the Jakarta-Cikampek and
\nPadalarang-Cileunyi toll roads.<\/p>\n
Singgih said the company was waiting for the central
\ngovernment's go-ahead before it opened the route.<\/p>\n
\"We have not received the permits for our toll charges yet. We
\npropose Rp 355 per kilometer or Rp 29,000 total for the Jakarta-
\nBandung route,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bandung Governor Danny Setiawan and Mayor Dada
\nRosada organized a gala on Monday to celebrate the city's success
\nin hosting the summit's golden jubilee.<\/p>\n
In a ceremony organized at the Bandung City Hall and attended
\nby hundreds of committee members, the governor conveyed the
\nPresident's message, thanking Bandung residents as well as
\napologizing to them if the event had disrupted their activities.<\/p>\n
Many residents were trapped in traffic jams along main Bandung
\nthoroughfares during the weekend summit, which centered around
\nGedung Merdeka. Others were stranded in the Padalarang and
\nKiaracondong train stations because rail traffic was stopped for
\nthree hours to ensure the safety of attending heads of state.<\/p>\n
\"Personally, I'm touched and proud that the event went so
\nsmoothly,\" Danny said.<\/p>\n
A temporary evaluation showed the event, which had cost the
\nBandung provincial and mayoralty administrations at least Rp 80
\nmillion, was a success.<\/p>\n
He did not explain how this success was measured.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-cipularang-toll-road-closed-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }