Road to be widened in Bintaro Jaya

Road to be widened in Bintaro Jaya

JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has urged Jaya Real Property,
the developer of the Bintaro Jaya housing complex in South
Jakarta, to broaden Jl. Cempaka connecting the complex and a
major road in the area to help ease traffic congestion.

Head of Commission D for development affairs Ali Wongso Sinaga
said on Tuesday that according to the plan, the 1.5-kilometer-
long street would be widened from 9 meters to 18 meters.

"The widening of the street is badly needed because the street
can no longer accommodate vehicles driving on it," Ali said after
leading a working meeting with representatives of the company.

Ali said the project would affect 105 families, with the
clearance of land approved under Gubernatorial Decree No.
1367/1995. He said the land clearance was expected to be
completed in April.

Ali said the official land value along the street was Rp
350,000 (US$70) per square meter, but the administration and the
developer were still negotiating the price with land owners, some
of whom refused the initial offer.

Ali said the developer owned 1,753 hectares of land in
Bintaro, of which 500 to 600 hectares had been built into housing
complexes. (ind)