Road reconstruction costs Rp 79b

Road reconstruction costs Rp 79b

PADANG, West Sumatra: The West Sumatra provincial
infrastructure office will repair 871 kilometers of road at an
estimated cost of Rp 79 billion (US$9.64 million).

Office deputy head Dody Ruswandi said on Wednesday that the
reconstruction of the central government-built roads would begin
in July.

The funding is sourced from the 2003 State Budget and an
additional provincial allocation of Rp 14.3 billion.

Dody said the winner of the tender to rebuild the roads would
be announced this month. -- Antara