JORR to be resumed next January

JORR to be resumed next January

JAKARTA: Minister of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure,
Soenarno, said that he was optimistic the development of the
neglected Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) would resume in January.

He told Antara here on Wednesday that his optimism was based
on the fact that the legal case involving JORR at the state
administration court could be finalized later this month.

"I'm optimistic we can solve the legal case later this month
as the plaintiffs have agreed to withdraw their charges,"
Soenarno said.

He admitted, however, that the plaintiffs would only withdraw
their cases if the ministry offered a win-win solution over the
JORR case. He did not elaborate.

The conflict over the toll road project centered on the
different estimation of assets in JORR between those of the
previous investors and the ministry, which has planned to bring
in new investors and get rid of the previous investors, who were
linked to former president Soeharto's regime.

According to the previous investors, their assets at JORR were
valued at Rp 2.4 trillion (US$240 million) while the Indonesian
Bank Restructuring Agency (BPPN) valued them at only Rp 1.07
trillion.--JP