Toll road construction begins

Toll road construction begins

JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Road Development Suharsono
Martakim broke ground yesterday in Semarang, Central Java, to
mark the start of the construction of a 9.75-kilometer toll road
segment leading to the Tanjung Emas port.

He said at the ground breaking ceremony that the road segment,
which will link the port and Jatingaleh in South Semarang, will
cost Rp 156.82 billion (US$68.9 million).

The project manager of the toll road, Mudjono, said in his
report that the cost will include Rp 106.99 billion for its
construction, Rp 6.12 billion for land appropriation and Rp
43.71 billion for interest payments.

The segment, when completed, will be connected to the
Jatingaleh-Srondol highway, which has been in operation since
1983.

Suharsono was quoted by Antara as saying that the construction
of the Tanjung Emas-Jatingaleh road is scheduled for completion
by October 1998.

The road will be constructed by PT Adhi Karya, a state-owned
construction company.

Indonesia now has some 475 kilometers of toll roads.(31)