10 more flyovers to be built

10 more flyovers to be built

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will build seven new
flyovers and underpasses by the end of this fiscal year, which
ends in March 1996, a public works official said over the
weekend.

To date, only 15 flyovers and underpasses of the 25 scheduled
to be built under the 1992-1997 master plan have been built, said
the head of the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Public Works,
Dargono Danoeprawiro.

He said six of the projects had been financed by the ministry,
while the other nine had been funded by the city administration.

According to Dargono, seven of the remaining 10 flyovers will
be built in this fiscal year and financed by the city
administration.

The Antara news agency reported over the weekend that the city
administration is also carrying out other road projects, such as
constructing new lanes on the Cilincing-Cakung road, Jl. I. Gusti
Ngurah Rai and Jl. Kali Malang. The latter two are located in
East Jakarta. (yns)