Batam inter-islands bridge

Batam inter-islands bridge

JAKARTA (JP): PT Waskita Karya, a Ministry of Public Works
construction company, has finished building a 365-meter-long
bridge which links the Setoko and Rempang islands, near Batam
island.

Waskita's president, Christiawan, said yesterday that
construction of the bridge, which started in October 1993 and
ended last month, cost about Rp 43 billion (US$17.92 million).

The bridge is 18 meters wide and 19 meters high.

He said the bridge was the third of its kind to be built by
Waskita. The first bridge was over Siak river, Jambi, and the
second was the Ampera bridge over Musi river, South Sumatra.
(bnt)