Toll road projects may resume<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The director general of highway (Bina Marga) at
\nthe Ministry of Public Works, Tjuk Sudarsono, asked investors to
\ncontinue their delayed toll road projects.<\/p>\n
Sudarsono said investors facing financial difficulties should
\ndiscuss the matter with his office, but warned them not to rely
\ntoo much on the government's help.<\/p>\n
"If they have problems they need to discuss it with us, but
\nplease don't ask too much from the government," Sudarsono was
\nquoted by Antara as saying on Friday.<\/p>\n
There are seven toll road projects -- six in Jakarta and one
\nin West Java -- which have been delayed following the economic
\ncrisis.<\/p>\n
The 5.5-kilometer Pondok Aren-Ulujami toll road project was
\nhalted with only 31 percent of work on the project completed. The
\n26.3-kilometer Palimanan-Cirebon toll road project in West Java
\nwas stopped with 77 percent of work completed.<\/p>\n
The other five delayed toll road projects are the Jakarta
\nOuter Ring Road projects.<\/p>\n
The 9.7-kilometer Penjaringan-Kebon Jeruk toll road was halted
\nwith 15 percent of the work completed; the 11.2-kilometer Kebon
\nJeruk-Pondok Pinang toll road with 16.6 percent; the 26.6-
\nkilometer Pondok Pinang-Cikunir toll road with around 90 percent;
\nthe 19-kilometer Cikunir-Tanjung Priok toll road with 24 percent;
\nand the 22.4-kilometer Kapung Melayu-Cawang-Bekasi toll road with
\n6.1 percent.(udi)<\/p>",
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