New Pulo Gebang terminal urgent, says council<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has urged the administration to
\nimmediately begin construction of a new bus terminal in Pulo
\nGebang, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The chairman of the council's commission D for development
\naffairs, Bandjar Marpaung, said yesterday the city administration
\nshould quickly approve the latest design proposed by PT Rodial
\nEron, a private developer that has been given the right to build
\nthe terminal.<\/p>\n
\"The design had been changed several times since 1991. The
\ndeputy governor for economic and development affairs has approved
\nthe latest one, but until now, the city administration has not
\nyet given any feedback to the developer,\" Bandjar said.<\/p>\n
\"The city administration should sit back and discuss the new
\ndesign with the developer,\" Bandjar said after a hearing with PT
\nRodial Eron yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said by approving the design, the construction could begin
\nsoon.<\/p>\n
\"The construction can start in January next year if the agency
\napproves the plan soon,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the construction had been delayed for about five
\nyears, and it was time for the city to take it seriously.<\/p>\n
The city administration signed a memorandum of understanding
\nwith the developer to relocate the terminal in Pulogadung to Pulo
\nGebang in 1991 under a barter scheme.<\/p>\n
Cooperation is being delayed due to a dispute between the
\nadministration and the developer over the width of the land and
\nthe design of the new terminal.<\/p>\n
The dispute began when the city administration insisted that
\nthe developer provide 10 hectares of land to build the terminal.
\nThe dispute was settled after the developer argued that it was
\nthe city's job to provide the remaining 2.9 hectares.<\/p>\n
The developer said that under the agreement, it was required
\nto build the terminal on a 7.1 hectare plot of land in Pulo
\nGebang in order to acquire the right to use a 3.3 hectare plot in
\nPulogadung.<\/p>\n
The assistant for the city secretary, Prawoto Danoemihardjo,
\nsaid the city administration allowed the developer to build the
\nterminal on a 7.1 hectare plot, but it should change the design
\nof the terminal.<\/p>\n
Bandjar also said the plan has been delayed because the city
\nadministration did not form a special team to realize the plan.
\nHe added that due to this fact, the developer could not discuss
\nthe design with certain agencies or officials.<\/p>\n
Bandjar said the bus terminal is needed to replace the one in
\nPulogadung, East Jakarta because it is considered no longer
\nappropriate for an intercity bus terminal.<\/p>\n
\"It's too small and traffic jams always occur every day,\"
\nBandjar said.<\/p>\n
Under the agreement, the developer is also required to build a
\ntransit bus terminal in Pulogadung.<\/p>\n
The new terminal in Pulo Gebang will be a three-story modern
\nbus terminal for intercity buses as well as city buses.<\/p>\n
The terminal will be equipped with commercial centers such as
\nshops, a hotel for passengers and bus drivers and storage
\nlockers. (yns)<\/p>",
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