New design for three-tier transit system delivered<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The modified design of the Rp 6.05 trillion
\n(US$2.3 billion) three-tier transit system linking the downtown
\nKota district and South Jakarta suburb of Bintaro was delivered
\nto the municipality yesterday.<\/p>\n
A project officer of the contractor, PT Citramoda Margakencana
\nPersada, Budisantoso Joewono, said the design was modified by
\nadding light rail tracks to run alongside some of the planned
\ntollway, as required by the municipality.<\/p>\n
\"The addition of light rail tracks is to make more efficient
\nuse of the available land and to minimize land appropriation for
\nthe project,\" Budisantoso said.<\/p>\n
A team from the company, which was set up in April, presented
\nthe modified design to Deputy Governor of Development and
\nEconomic Affairs Tb.M. Rais in a ceremony which was also attended
\nby the head of the City's Development Planning Board, Budihardjo
\nSoekmadi.<\/p>\n
The company was told to modify its design after a presentation
\nat the City's Spatial Plan agency in May.<\/p>\n
Budisantoso said yesterday there was no change in the
\nconstruction schedule. \"Work is expected to start in December
\nwith the first phase to run from Pondok Ranji to Kebayoran Lama
\nin South Jakarta,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The project, which is a combination of an elevated toll road,
\nlight rail transit system and artery roads, is scheduled to be
\nfinished within four years and be open by 2001. The company
\nproposed a concession period of 50 years, excluding the four-year
\nconstruction period.<\/p>\n
Facilities to be built in the first phase include an
\nintegrated elevated tollroad and light railway from Jakarta's
\nOuter Ring Road W2 to Tanah Abang.<\/p>\n
An integrated toll road and light railway will connect Tanah
\nAbang to Kota and Jakarta's Outer Ring Road, section S\/Pangeran
\nAntasari to Gelora.<\/p>\n
The tollroad project will be 23.65 kilometers long and the
\nlight railway 22 kilometers, with 20 stops: four main stations
\nand 16 small ones.<\/p>\n
A team was set up yesterday to assist the company with
\ntechnical details. The team is chaired by the assistant secretary
\non economic and development affairs, Prawoto S. Danoemihardjo.<\/p>\n
The company has proposed a fare of Rp 1,800 for the light
\nrailway, and Rp 6,500 to Rp 10,000 for the toll road.<\/p>\n
The light railway will ply two routes: Bintaro-Kebayoran Lama-
\nKota and Bintaro-Kebayoran Lama-Blok M-Kebayoran Lama-Kota with a
\ncapacity of carrying 12,000 passengers an hour.<\/p>\n
In addition to the construction of the three-tier transit
\nsystem, the city is also planning to construct a subway project
\nconnecting Bintaro and Kota. (ste)<\/p>",
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