Batanghari bridge to open up Jambi

Batanghari bridge to open up Jambi

JAMBI, Jambi: Jambi's provincial administration is attempting to
secure a Rp 170 billion Japanese grant for the Batanghari II
bridge project, which will improve domestic links and open up
access to South Sumatra.

The bridge, now in its initial stage of development with a
budget worth Rp 7.1 billion, will bring communities in southern
and northern parts of Batanghari river into closer contact, and
will become a major alternative access route to neighboring South
Sumatra.

Provincial officials disclosed on Wednesday that the
government had given Jambi top priority for the Japanese aid,
which would be provided under Japan's International Cooperation
Agency (JICA).

With a span of 2,150 meters, the bridge, located in Jambi's
Sijenjang village, will shorten the distance from Jambi city to
Samudera Muara Sabak port by half, from 132 kilometers to only 64
kilometers.

As planned, the 150-meter-by-nine-meter bridge will cross
Batanghari river and Sijenjang island. --Antara