Subway project approved<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto instructed Transportation
\nMinister Haryanto Dhanutirto yesterday to go ahead with the
\nbuilding of a subway and an elevated railway to help ease the
\nincreasingly chaotic traffic in the capital.<\/p>\n
The President's instruction ended a lengthy controversy on
\nwhether there should be an underground or elevated system in the
\nMass Rapid Transit development in Jakarta, which has a population
\nof about nine million.<\/p>\n
Haryanto told reporters after meeting with the President that
\nthe construction of the subway will be tendered, while that of
\nthe elevated railway will be awarded to PT Citra Lamtoro Gung
\nPersada which is owned by Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana.<\/p>\n
The minister said that the basic design for the subway is
\ncurrently being prepared by a project management unit assigned by
\nthe government in cooperation with the National Development
\nPlanning Board and the Jakarta administration.<\/p>\n
\"The construction of the subway, which will link Blok M in
\nSouth Jakarta and downtown Kota in West Jakarta, is expected to
\nstart early next year as soon as the design is completed followed
\nby its tender,\" he said.<\/p>\n
A number of consortia from France, Canada, Japan, the United
\nStates, Germany and Australia have reportedly expressed interest
\nin participating in the tender for the construction of the subway
\nproject, which is estimated to cost over US$1 billion.<\/p>\n
Haryanto said that the construction of the elevated railway,
\nwhich will cost about $800 million, will be wholly financed by PT
\nCitra Lamtoro Gung.<\/p>\n
\"The elevated railway will link Cinere and Kebayoran Lama,
\nboth in South Jakarta, and will later be operated by the state
\nrailway company Perusahaan Umum Kereta Api under a joint
\noperation scheme,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Under such a scheme, there will be a technical unit whose
\npresident will be a railway employee, while the financial
\ndirector will be from PT Citra Lamtoro Gung, he said.<\/p>\n
According to the minister, the elevated railway will operate
\nbetween Kebayoran Lama and Cinere through Pondok Indah and Lebak
\nBulus and not between Kota and Cinere as was reported previously.<\/p>\n
Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana is the President's eldest daughter.
\n(hhr)<\/p>",
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