Traders stall Ciputat overpass work<\/p>\n
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang<\/p>\n
The construction of the much-needed Ciputat flyover has hit a
\nsnag as dozens of traders who received compensation funds refused
\non Tuesday to vacate their buildings on Jl. Dewi Sartika and Jl.
\nJuanda.<\/p>\n
Ciputat district administration head Muhamad, who leads the
\nteam to clear the land, said that the Tangerang administration
\nhad planned to sink pylons into the ground for the flyover by
\nJan. 1.<\/p>\n
"The work cannot start yet as 100 or so stores affected by the
\nproject still stand, and their owners continue to do business as
\nusual, although they have received compensation from the
\nadministration," he said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
According to him, store owners had received compensation funds
\nin November and agreed to demolish their stores by Dec. 31, at
\nthe latest.<\/p>\n
By Tuesday, however, only two of over 100 buildings in the
\narea had been demolished. The two buildings were the Elim Church
\nand a store building belonging to Zarkasih Noer on Jl. Dewi
\nSartika.<\/p>\n
Sutijo, a furniture trader who rents one of the affected
\nbuildings on Jl. Dewi Sartika, said his landlord had not yet told
\nhim to vacate the building.<\/p>\n
"I know Regent Ismet Iskandar has issued a written instruction
\nto vacate the building by Dec. 31, but I need at least one month
\nto remove all merchandise and find another store to rent," he
\ntold The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
He said he had encountered difficulties in finding an empty
\nstore to rent in the vicinity of Ciputat market and feared losing
\ncustomers if he moved to another location.<\/p>\n
Awing, who runs an electronics store on Jl. Juanda, said he
\nwas not ready to move to another place.<\/p>\n
"The Rp 1.4 million compensation for each square meter I
\nreceived from the administration is far from enough to buy a
\nstore near Ciputat market as land and building prices have sky-
\nrocketed here," said the father of four who has been selling
\nelectronic goods for more than 10 years across from Ciputat
\nmarket.<\/p>\n
Separately, Regent Ismet said that the construction of the
\n800-meter-long flyover -- from Ramayana department store on Jl.
\nDewi Sartika to the fuel station on Jl. Juanda -- was the only
\nway to ease chronic traffic congestion around the crowded market.<\/p>\n
He said that the administration had spent Rp 125 billion from
\nthe 2004 budget for land clearance, while the physical work would
\nbe financed by the central government in cooperation with a
\nJapanese consortium.<\/p>\n
"The construction of the Ciputat flyover is only part of our
\ndevelopmental projects in 2004," he told the Post.<\/p>",
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