'Presidential decree vital for new transit system'

'Presidential decree vital for new transit system'

JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor of Economic and Development
Affairs TB. M. Rais reiterate his earlier statements by insisting
yesterday that a presidential decree was needed before the three-
level transit system is constructed.

A decree would be necessary to decide which institutions would
be responsible for the three kinds of transportation modes and
how to manage them, he said.

The three-level transportation system will consist of a light
rail transit (LRT) system, a highway and arterial road.

Rais' statements on the need for a presidential decree have
been contradicted by Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar,
who said a presidential decree was not necessary.

It was the Citra business group, led by President's Soeharto
eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, which proposed to
construct the first ever integrated transportation system.

The company plans to start the Rp 5.82 trillion project in
June or July. Site preparations and mobilization of heavy
equipment will be on April 21. (sur)