Two new overpasses open next month<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two overpasses on arterial roads will be
\ncompleted next month as part of an effort to solve Jakarta's
\nhorrendous traffic congestion, the head of City Public Works
\nOffice, Soeharto, said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The overpasses are on Jl. Lapangan Roos, South Jakarta, and
\nJl. K.S. Tubun, West Jakarta, Soeharto said during a field
\ninspection.<\/p>\n
He said the Lapangan Roos overpass is 400 meters long and 17
\nmeters wide. It cost Rp 14 billion (US$ 5,942,275) which came
\nfrom the city's budget.<\/p>\n
The K.S. Tubun overpass will be about 500 meters long and 17
\nmeters wide.<\/p>\n
He said three other overpasses in Cideng, Karet, Pramuka, and
\nan underpass in Tanah Abang were scheduled to be completed in
\nMay.<\/p>\n
He said the Lapangan Roos intersection was prone to traffic
\njams because many vehicles use it daily and a train goes through
\nthe area every six minutes.<\/p>\n
The overpass will be one of nine on the arterial road
\nconnecting Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta, and downtown Kota, he said.
\nLand appropriation was being carried out for two other overpasses
\nin Pejompongan and Jl. Pahlawan Revolusi, he said.<\/p>\n
Soeharto said the road construction projects would only partly
\nsolve the city's traffic problems.<\/p>\n
\"The number of cars using the intersections is not the only
\ncause of traffic jams,\" he said, saying the number of vehicles on
\nthe road increased too quickly for road infrastructure to keep
\nup.<\/p>\n
He said the number of vehicles in the Jakarta, Bogor,
\nTangerang and Bekasi areas increased 14 percent yearly, while the
\nlength of roads increased by only four percent.<\/p>\n
\"There are some 700 new vehicles driving on the road daily,
\nadding up to 100,000 vehicles yearly,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He also blamed worsening traffic on private cars and repeated
\nviolations by irresponsible drivers. The latest data shows the
\ncity has at least 2 million vehicles.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bandjar Marpaung, chairman of the city council's
\nCommission D, which deals with development, blamed the city's
\ntraffic problems on poor spatial planning.<\/p>\n
Bandjar also said the growth of the industrial sector in
\ncities surrounding Jakarta and the incompletion of the city's
\nouter ring roads forced people to use the city's inner streets.<\/p>\n
\"The completion of the outer ring roads and the subway system
\nwill help reduce the city's traffic jams,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Soeharto said the projects, scheduled to be completed by the
\nyear 2000, are expected to alleviate traffic congestion. (04)<\/p>",
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