Operator calls for airport shuttle

Operator calls for airport shuttle

JAKARTA: State airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II urged the
government to realize the construction a 31.6 kilometer railway
track to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport through the
formation of a consortium.

"Foreign and domestic investors can be involved in the
project," Angkasa president director Eddie Haryoto said on
Friday.

He added the project was expected to cost Rp 1.2 trillion
(US$134 million), and was aimed at reducing congestion on the
toll road leading to the airport.

Earlier, director of state railway company PT KAI Omar Berto
hinted that KAI would most likely not join such a consortium, due
to financial constraints.

The government is preparing to undertake a Rp 57 billion land
clearing project for the railway. -- Antara