Construction of toll road to start

Construction of toll road to start

JAKARTA (JP): The construction of a 14-kilometer toll road
linking Serpong in West Java and Bintaro in South Jakarta will
start next week, developer Ciputra said on Saturday.

"Minister Radinal Moochtar (of Public Works) will officiate
the construction on Sept. 6," Ciputra said.

"This has been a long-time promise which we must fulfill,"
added Ciputra, head of the Jaya Group, which is building the toll
road.

"Land appropriation was the main constraint," Ciputra said, on
why the Rp 300-billion (US$126.9 million) project has been
delayed for over a year.

The project is a 30-year build, operate and transfer agreement
with the Directorate General of Toll Roads under the Ministry of
Transportation.

The road is part of the west outer ring toll road which
connects with Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. (anr)