Highway project accelerated

Highway project accelerated

BENGKULU, South Sumatra: The authorities are accelerating the
construction of the Bengkulu trans highway to end the isolation
of many small villages.

Rachmat Rani, chief of the Bengkulu Public Works Office, said
the highway will also facilitate the distribution of cement
produced in Batu Raja, from the Bengkulu port to many cities in
the province, the Antara news agency reported.

Currently, the cement sacks had to be shipped out to Panjang
Lampung in the south and then transported back by road to areas
near Bengkulu, the Antara news agency reported.

The highway, which is 36 percent completed, will benefit PT
Semen Batu Raja because it will be easier for them to obtain
their raw materials, Rachmat said. (arf)