Regent promises road repair

Regent promises road repair

TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Regent Saifullah AR said Saturday
the seven kilometer road from Legok to Lippo Karawaci, which has
been damaged for years, will be repaired this month.

This is the second time the regent has announced impending
repairs. He initially said the work would be completed in July.

The regent said yesterday that the project will cost Rp 3.5
billion (US$1.48 million). The regency will only be able to
provide Rp 2.1 billion for the project from this year's budget.

"The remaining Rp 1.4 billion will be allocated from the
regency budget next year," Saifullah said.

He also said that developers have offered to help the regency
repair the road.

The announcement was greeted with hope by area residents.

"Every day I have to be shaken up in the public transit
vehicles while passing over the road. I have no other choice,"
Helmy, who works at a hospital in Grogol, West Jakarta, said.

When it rains the large potholes become pits of mud. In the
dry season the road is covered with thick dust. Motorists,
motorcyclists and residents living along the road have long
complained about both the mud and the dust.

Large trucks loaded with soil and sand have contributed to the
damage to the road, local inhabitants said. They had no idea why
the regency has taken so long getting around to repairing the
road.

Saifullah earlier explained that technical problems slowed the
implementing of the plan. "The road which is covered by asphalt
now will be converted into a reinforced concrete road. This needs
proper and careful planning," he said some months ago. (28/sur)