Cilacap to have toll road

CILACAP, Central Java (JP): The Cilacap administration plans to build a 80-km toll road connecting the Central and West Java provinces.

Cilacap Regent Herry Tabri said on Wednesday that a qualified investor had agreed to support the Rp 800 billion (about US$114 million) project. He declined to reveal whether the support came from a local or foreign investor.

He said the final design was still on the drawing board, but that the toll road project would begin in 2000.

Intercity buses and trucks heading for the southern part of Central Java and Yogyakarta (from West Java) would in the future enjoy a smoother run, he said. "Moreover the toll road would boost the economy of less developed villages in the southern part of Central Java."

The turnpike will extend from Dayeuh Luhur district, which is adjacent to the West Java province, to Kroya. (45/sur)