Suramadu bridge construction ready to roll
Suramadu bridge construction ready to roll
JAKARTA (JP): Six ministers and the commander of the armed
forces gathered at the Ministry of Public Works here yesterday to
discuss the latest developments on the Suramadu bridge, a planned
six-kilometer bridge to connect Surabaya in East Java and Madura
island.
Some of the accomplished preparations include the land
topographic and geomarine study by PT Virama Karya, a state-owned
engineering company, the sample technical test study by the
research center of the Bandung Institute of Technology, the
Surabaya Institute of Technology and the Gajah Mada University
and the acquisition of 5.8 hectares of land in Madura and 6.6
hectares in Surabaya on March 31.
The bridge design made by PT Bina Karya, Parson Politech Inc
and Hallcrow and Partners, has also been completed.
The ministry also studied the water supply at Bangkalan in
Madura, which will supply the project with 2.1 cubic meters of
water per second, which will be used to help build the bridge.
At the press conference Radinal refused to explain when
construction will begin, as it has yet to be set. State Minister
for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie will have a hand in this
step when he returns from Japan in June.
Radinal said that the project will need Rp 500 billion
(US$233.1 million), of which Rp 450 billion will finance the
bridge construction, Rp 15 billion for toll equipment and Rp 35
billion for bridge components.
Financing
The project will be 80 percent financed by the Overseas
Economic Corporation Fund (OECF) of Japan, 12 percent by the
central bank (Bank Indonesia) and eight percent by an Indonesian-
Japanese consortium.
He said that the Indonesian consortium members are PT PAL, a
state-owned shipbuilding company, PT Krakatau Steel, a state-
owned steel company, PT SIER, a Surabaya-based state-owned
industrial estate company, PT Jasa Marga, a state owned toll road
company and PT Dipa Madura Pradana, a private company chaired by
Moh. Noer, former governor of East Java.
The consortium may also include some Japanese companies such
as Mitsubishi Corp, Itochu Corp, Shimizu Corp, Mitsui and Long
Term Credit bank (LTCB).
He said the bridge will be operated under the Build-Operation-
Transfer (BOT) system for 30 years.
The meeting was attended by Habibie, State Minister of
Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono, State Minister of Public Housing
Akbar Tandjung, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications
Joop Ave, State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo and
Commander of the Armed Forces Gen. Feisal Tanjung.(03)