Regent refuses to inaugurate new market

Regent refuses to inaugurate new market

JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi Regent Mochammad Djamhari has turned down
the request of a private developer to inaugurate the Pondok Gede
market and bus station due to sloppy works.

PT Surya Bintang Mitra (SBM), the market developer, reportedly
has asked the regent to inaugurate the newly renovated
marketplace, which was built along with the renovation of a bus
station.

Both projects were scheduled to be inaugurated by Djamhari
yesterday in coincidence with the anniversary day of Bekasi
regency.

"I made an incognito visit to the marketplace recently and
found that many things still had to be done," Djamhari said.

Djamhari said the entrance to the bus terminal is too steep
that it may cause accidents between incoming and outgoing
vehicles.

Drivers of small public transport vans had earlier lodged a
protest against the dangerous layout of the new terminal.

In response to the drivers' protest, the regency Traffic and
Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) had earlier asked the
developer to correct the fault before the terminal opening, but
the developer apparently failed to do so. (yns)