Padang to build new road

PADANG, West Sumatra: The Singapore Investment Donor Body is planning to disburse Rp 40 billion in a soft loan to Padang city government to build an eight-kilometer road connecting Nipah area to Teluk Bayur port in the city.

The road development is aimed at enhancing economic activities in the city, said Hedijarto, the head of bridge and road infrastructure office at the Padang administration on Saturday. -- Antara