Tangerang to build bus terminal

Tangerang (JP): The Tangerang administration is scheduled to start construction of an integrated bus terminal in Poris Plawad district next month, an official said on Wednesday.

Tangerang Zoning Agency chairman Didi Achmadi Djamhir said that the Ministry of Finance was expected to approve the budget for the project later this month.

"The integrated bus terminal will be built on a seven hectare site and will cost Rp 23 billion (US$2.71 million)," Didi told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.

He said that the Tangerang administration had allocated a total of Rp 13 billion from its annual budget, while the outstanding balance would be obtained from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Didi said the bus terminal was aimed at alleviating traffic jams in Kalideres, Cikokol and Kebon Nanas. "Once it is completed, it will be able to accommodate 170 intercity buses, 90 city buses and 106 public minivans," he said. (41)