JBIC to hold study on traffic

JBIC to hold study on traffic

JAKARTA: The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
will hold a study on urban transportation, the results of which
can be used to find a solution to the capital's chronic traffic.

JBIC, in cooperation with the National Development Planning
Agency (Bappenas), held a workshop on Thursday presenting three
consulting firms, one of which is to be appointed to conduct the
study.

JBIC chief representative in Jakarta, Ikuro Sato, said that
the winning consulting firm would carry out the study until
February 2005. During the study, the consultant would organize
more workshops to garner feedback from road users.

The workshop was attended by representatives of various
stakeholders like the central government, the city
administration, donor institutions, non-governmental
organizations, and transportation experts.--JP