Regency takes over road repair work

Regency takes over road repair work

TANGERANG: Tangerang regental administration will take over
the construction of Jl. Raya Pasar Kemis from a developer
following the latter's failure to repair a five-kilometer section
of damaged road.

Regent Ismet Iskandar said on Friday that the developer had
collected funds from companies for the road's construction but
had failed to see the project through. Pasar Kemis is home to
dozens of the regency's major industries.

Councillor Nawawi Syahroni of Commission C overseeing
transportation said poor maintenance had contributed to the
deterioration of the road's condition.

"We fear residents will block the road, maybe on Dec. 1, as we
have received a threat of that nature," he said, adding that
residents of Curug and Cikupa had blocked roads in those
districts.

Nawawi also questioned the administration's decision to
appoint the developer to maintain the road.

Tangerang Development Planning Body (Bappeda) head Maryoso
said the administration had planned to repair some 50 kilometers
of damaged roads, connecting Kosambi, Teluk Naga, Pakuhaji,
Sukadiri, Mauk and Kronjo districts, in January.

The project would be financed by a Rp 100 billion (US$11.11
million) loan from Bank Jabar, he said. -- JP