Pondok Pinang-Kebon Jeruk toll road project starts
Pondok Pinang-Kebon Jeruk toll road project starts
JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the outer ring tollroad
segment running from Pondok Pinang (South Jakarta) to Kebon Jeruk
(West Jakarta) started yesterday with the ground breaking by
Public Works Minister Radinal Moochtar.
The ground breaking ceremony took place on Jl. Garuda,
Bintaro, South Jakarta. Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, president of the
Citra Group, which controls PT Citra Mataram Satriamarga Persada,
the consortium in charge of the 11.17 kilometer road project, was
present at the ceremony.
The consortium consists of PT Jasa Marga (the state-owned
highway corporation) which holds 15% of the shares, PT Mataram
Citra Binangun, a subsidiary of PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada,
with 50%, PT Tridan Satria Putra with 15% and PT Baskara Dunia
Jaya and Yayasan (Foundation) Tiara Indah with 10% shares each.
"Total investment is Rp 717 billion (US$308.38 million),"
Bambang Suroso, vice director of Citra Group said.
The total includes the cost of land appropriation amounting to
Rp 181 billion, while the construction project alone will swallow
around Rp 236 billion. The rest of the money will be used for
administration.
Hardiyanti Rukmana, daughter of President Soeharto, said that
the land appropriation had been carried out based on regulations
by the city administration.
"The compensation is not too small, because we don't want to make
the residents suffer a loss. The compensation is also not too
high, because we don't want the toll road users paying too much
for the toll once the highway is completed."
Bambang said the consortium would be given a 35-year
concession, which includes the three-year construction period.
The new toll road will start in Pondok Indah and will end at
the Kebon Jeruk junction in West Jakarta. The segment will be an
alternative route for drivers heading from the west and the
Jakarta-Merak road to Jakarta.
Minister Radinal said during the ceremony that contractors,
both foreign and local, must be careful to avoid any unexpected
accidents, which could cause deaths, probably referring to the
recent collapse of an overpass in Grogol, West Jakarta, which
claimed three lives. (04/sur)