Resurfacing set for 42 streets

Resurfacing set for 42 streets

JAKARTA (JP): As part of its routine property and public
facility maintenance programs, the city administration will
resurface 42 major streets, an official said on Thursday.

"The repair projects, estimated to cost some Rp 16 billion
(US$ 2.2 million), were scheduled to start in the second week of
January," head of the City Public Works Agency Fadly Khatib said
at City Hall.

"However, we delayed the projects until the end of the rainy
reason."

He feared the postponement would create the impression among
the public that his agency was negligent in meeting its
commitments.

Fadly said the resurfacing would involve separate phases.

"There will be six contractors working on the 10 phases. Each
phase will cost some Rp 1.4 billion to Rp 2.1 billion," he said,
indicating the projects would be financed by the 1999/2000 city
budget.

He declined to reveal the overall length of the streets to be
resurfaced.

"The level of street damage in the city is small, only some 5
percent from the total street length," he said.

Data show that the city streets are more than 6,500 kilometers
in length and about 20.56 million square meters in area. (05)