Sudirman to have wider sidewalk

JAKARTA: Head of the Jakarta Park Agency Sarwo Handayani said the city administration would build a four-meter-wide sidewalk along Jl. Sudirman next year.

"We will start the construction after we complete the work on the sidewalk on Jl. Thamrin," she said as reported by tempointeraktif.com on Saturday.

The construction of sidewalks along the city's main thoroughfares is part of the administration's effort to provide better public facilities, following complaints about their poor condition.

The city allocated Rp 15 billion (US$1.6 million) from the budget for the project.

"In the near future, vendors will be prohibited from occupying the sidewalk," Sarwo said. -- JP