Govt to build trans-Sulawesi railway

Govt to build trans-Sulawesi railway

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The government plans to build a 1,900-
kilometer railway track to link Sulawesi's four provinces.

Sulham Hasan, the head of the South Sulawesi transportation
office, said on Wednesday that the project would commence this
year, with first 150 kilometers being laid to connect Makassar
and Parepare regency.

South Sulawesi provincial government is conducting a
feasibility study for the Makassar-Parepare section, which will
cost Rp 400 million, Hasan said.

He said that South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo and
North Sulawesi provinces would coordinate the construction of the
railway in their areas. -- Antara