Double-track project to finish by 2006

INDRAMAYU, West Java: The government said on Friday the US$60 million double-track railway project connecting Cirebon in West Java and Surakarta in Central Java would be completed by 2006.

Acting communications minister Sunarno said the project was crucial to anticipate the increasing number of passengers using land transportation.

Apart from the railway project, the government is also focusing on the reconstruction of the busiest road on Java linking Pamanukan and Indramayu, both in West Java. -- JP