Railway system planned for East Kalimantan<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): PT Senong Corporindo, a joint venture between
\nIndonesian and Dutch companies, will construct a railroad track
\nin East Kalimantan for coal and wood transportation.<\/p>\n
The joint venture will cooperate with two Dutch consulting
\nfirms, Zenits Cort Consulting Engineers BV and Infraneth to
\nconstruct the railway.<\/p>\n
H.A. Senong, the president of Senong Corporindo, said in
\nSamarinda that constructing the track linking Tanjungbaru in
\nBalikpapan and Sibulu in Kutai regency will cost around US$170
\nmillion.<\/p>\n
The 120-kilometer track, which will become the first railway
\nsystem in Kalimantan, will be used to transport coal and wood
\nfrom Sibulu to Tanjungbaru port in Samarinda, the capital of East
\nKalimantan province.<\/p>\n
Transporting coal and wood from Kutai regency to Tanjungbaru
\nport is currently handled by trucks as well as small cargo ships
\nplying the Mahakam river, which divides the two areas.<\/p>\n
West Kalimantan Governor Ardans said the construction of the
\nrailway track will be the best alternative to develop
\ntransportation infrastructures in the province because improving
\nthe condition of the roads will be much more costly, and larger
\nships will not be able to pass through the bridge linking the two
\nareas.<\/p>\n
Most wood and coal are presently transported by small ships.<\/p>\n
Senong said the planned railway system will not only cut
\ntransportation costs but will also increase cargo capacity. (hen)<\/p>",
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