Road project may affect houses

Several hundreds of homes in the Kebon Jeruk and Grogol Petamburan districts of West Jakarta will face demolition to make way for a new highway.

Johny Suheri of the mayoralty's Public Works Office announced yesterday that under Presidential Decree 55/1993, the affected residents are entitled to compensation.

The level of compensation is to be based on a combination of the local market price for land and the value of property stated in the owners' tax papers. (mds)