Perumnas land chosen for new bus terminal<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration and the City Council
\nhave agreed on a 14.4-hectare plot of land belonging to state
\nhousing firm PT Perumnas in Pulogebang, East Jakarta, as the site
\nof a new bus terminal to replace Pulogadung terminal, an official
\nsaid on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The head of the City Land Transportation Agency (DLLJ), Buyung
\nAtang, said the site was selected because the land was less
\nexpensive, the roads were in better condition and it was easier
\naccessed than another plot of land proposed by the city
\nadministration.<\/p>\n
The other plot, located nearby, measures 7.1 hectares and
\nbelongs to several individuals. The land originally was managed
\nby private contractor PT Radiol Eron, but in 1997 the contractor
\ndeclared it could no longer finance the development of the land.
\nReportedly, there is currently a legal dispute over the ownership
\nof this land.<\/p>\n
Atang said that based on a study by the city administration,
\nthe government will save between Rp 12 billion (US$1.2 million)
\nand Rp 15 billion by building the terminal on the plot of land
\nbelonging to PT Perumnas, which is located 5.5 kilometers from
\nthe Pulogadung terminal.<\/p>\n
\"Besides, the traffic in the area is more feasible than in the
\narea around the other proposed plot of land,\" Atang said after
\nmeeting with the City Council's Commission D for development
\naffairs.<\/p>\n
He said the price of the land owned by PT Perumnas was Rp
\n460,000 per square meter, while the price of the other land was
\nRp 660,000 per square meter.<\/p>\n
Atang said construction of the new terminal could start as
\nearly as next year and was expected to be completed by 2003 or
\n2004.<\/p>\n
He said a special team would draw up a design for the new
\nterminal and if it was approved by the Council this month, the
\nland appropriation for the terminal could begin within the next
\nthree months.<\/p>\n
It is estimated that the cost of appropriating the land could
\nreach Rp 40 billion, including the cost of converting part of the
\nland, which is swampy. The total cost of the project, however,
\nhas not been announced.<\/p>\n
About 10 hectares of the land will be used for the terminal,
\nwith the remaining 4.4 hectares earmarked for green area.<\/p>\n
Uncertainty<\/p>\n
The fate of the Pulogadung terminal remains unclear. \"There
\ncould be a land exchange of some kind,\" Atang said, declining to
\nprovide details.<\/p>\n
During a meeting on Tuesday between DLLAJ officials and
\ncouncillors from Commission D, it appeared that the DLLAJ
\nofficials were attempting to garner support to take over the
\nterminal project from the East Jakarta mayoralty.<\/p>\n
A member of Commission D, Ali Imron, suggested that the
\nproject would be better handled by DLLAJ rather than the
\nmayoralty.<\/p>\n
\"As the office which handles transportation, it should be
\ngiven the chance to manage this project,\" Ali, of the United
\nDevelopment Party (PPP), said.<\/p>\n
He said that in the 2001 city budget, the money for the
\nterminal project, including the Rp 40 billion for the land
\nappropriation, was allocated to the East Jakarta mayoralty.<\/p>\n
The project was given to the mayoralty because the mayoralty
\nknows the area where the new terminal will be located, he said.<\/p>\n
Pulogadung terminal is located in a crowded area near the
\nPulogadung industrial estate. The terminal is in poor condition,
\nwith serious damage to its roads, which are used by thousands of
\npassengers every day. (jun)<\/p>",
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