Jakarta-Bekasi flyover urgent

Jakarta-Bekasi flyover urgent

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar has said that the Jakarta-Bekasi elevated toll road is urgently needed.

He said the feasibility study has been completed, and a technical study on the design will be made, Antara reported yesterday.

He said that his office is coordinating with the city administration concerning land appropriation.

According to Radinal, fewer toll gates would be preferable on the planned elevated turnpike. "Too many toll gates might cause congestion."

He said the new toll road, scheduled to be built in 1997, and the arterial road parallel to it could be operated simultaneously. "In this way one-way traffic could easily use the arterial road," he said.

The arterial road will be constructed by the city administration, while the toll road will be built by PT Jasa Marga, the state-owned company dealing with highway construction and management. (sur)