City to build road projects worth Rp 250b
City to build road projects worth Rp 250b
JAKARTA (JP): City Administration will construct four flyovers
and an underpass worth a total of Rp 250 billion (US$33.78
million) to be financed by a special loan from Japan's Overseas
Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF), an official said on Friday.
Head of the city's Public Works Agency, Fadly Katib, said the
construction of the four flyovers and the underpass will start in
February next year.
"We've not decided on the contractor as the winner will be
decided through an open tender," he told reporters after
accompanying Deputy Governor for Development Affairs Budihardjo
Sukmadi at the openings of two flyovers in East and West Jakarta.
The new projects include the construction of Pramuka flyover
and underpass in East Jakarta, Suprapto flyover in Central
Jakarta, Tanjung Barat flyover in South Jakarta and Raya Bogor
flyover in South Jakarta.
He said the city administration would finance the land
appropriation to build the flyovers and the underpass, estimated
to cost Rp 12 billion, which would be taken from the city's
1999/2000 fiscal budget.
Appropriation of at least two hectares of land will start next
month, he said.
The two flyovers opened on Friday were Pahlawan Revolusi
flyover in East Jakarta and Tomang flyover in West Jakarta.
Fadly said the two flyovers were built by local contractor PT
Yala Perkasa International, a company controlled by former
president Soeharto's daughter Siti Hardijanti Rukmana.
He said the construction of the 390-meter Pahlawan Revolusi
flyover cost Rp 14.9 billion, excluding the land appropriation
expense of Rp 5.9 billion.
Meanwhile, the construction of the 225-meter Tomang flyover
cost Rp 14 billion, excluding the land appropriation expense of
Rp 4.4 billion, he said.
The Tomang flyover, which was earlier built by a South Korean
contractor Hanbo and local firm PT Bumi Karsa, collapsed on March
22, 1996, killing at least three construction workers.
Fadly said the two flyovers were part of the link belt of
Pasar Pagi subdistrict, West Jakarta, and Pondok Kopi
subdistrict, East Jakarta.
He said the two flyovers would expectedly eradicate 17 traffic
points which are currently prone to traffic jams.
Eleven flyovers and underpasses have been built along the link
belt, while the remaining six flyovers are in the planning
stages.
The six are Radin Intan flyover in East Jakarta; Caringin
flyover in West Jakarta; Hasyim Ashari flyover in Central
Jakarta; Zainul Arifin flyover, an extension of the Mas Mansyur
flyover; and Pasar Pagi flyover, an extension of Mangga Dua
flyover, all in West Jakarta. (jun)