Bus terminal probe continues

Bus terminal probe continues

JAKARTA (JP): An 1992 investigation to determine how PT Wahyu Permata was able to so shoddily build the Kampunng Rambutan inter-city bus terminal is still going on according to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja.

"We have never stopped investigating the irregularities in the construction of the facility," Surjadi said late last week.

The case was initially expected to be completed by the City Inspection Office by the end of 1992. It is unclear why it was delayed until today.

The Rp 8.6 billion (US$4.3 million) terminal was inaugurated on Oct. 5, 1992 by then governor Wiyogo Atmodarminto. A week later, however, its driveway and platform were already falling apart because they were not built to the required specifications.

Due to the poor works, the developer was forced to repair the damage and reconstruct a number of facilities.

The governor denied that the developer will not be investigated further. He stressed that the process is invisible because it involves administration matters. (yns)