Railway line to be built

Railway line to be built

PAREPARE, S. Sulawesi: A railway line linking Ujungpandang and
Manado, the provincial capitals of South Sulawesi and North
Sulawesi respectively, will be built to boost regional economic
development, Antara reported Saturday.

As a first step, the government will build a 150-kilometer
railway connecting Ujungpandang and Parepare, Parepare Mayor
Syamsul Alam Bulu told the provincial legislative council Friday.

"The feasibility study has been conducted," he said.

He said laying down about 750 kilometers of track was much
cheaper than building a road.