Cileduk underpass soon to be built

TANGERANG: Tangerang municipal administration is set to build an underpass as a last ditch attempt to overcome chronic traffic congestion around Cileduk traditional market.

Tangerang Public Works Agency head Engkan Lengkana Ranu said the roadwork would start in August and be completed by December 2007.

"We have to acquire some 7,000 meters of road around the crowded intersection first," he said on Thursday.

While the project is being managed by the Ministry of Public Works, the administration will pay for the land.

Engkan said the central government would receive a Rp 50 billion loan from the Japanese International Corporation Agency for the project, while Tangerang has provided Rp 15 billion. -- JP