Toll road projects may resume

Toll road projects may resume

JAKARTA (JP): The director general of highway (Bina Marga) at
the Ministry of Public Works, Tjuk Sudarsono, asked investors to
continue their delayed toll road projects.

Sudarsono said investors facing financial difficulties should
discuss the matter with his office, but warned them not to rely
too much on the government's help.

"If they have problems they need to discuss it with us, but
please don't ask too much from the government," Sudarsono was
quoted by Antara as saying on Friday.

There are seven toll road projects -- six in Jakarta and one
in West Java -- which have been delayed following the economic
crisis.

The 5.5-kilometer Pondok Aren-Ulujami toll road project was
halted with only 31 percent of work on the project completed. The
26.3-kilometer Palimanan-Cirebon toll road project in West Java
was stopped with 77 percent of work completed.

The other five delayed toll road projects are the Jakarta
Outer Ring Road projects.

The 9.7-kilometer Penjaringan-Kebon Jeruk toll road was halted
with 15 percent of the work completed; the 11.2-kilometer Kebon
Jeruk-Pondok Pinang toll road with 16.6 percent; the 26.6-
kilometer Pondok Pinang-Cikunir toll road with around 90 percent;
the 19-kilometer Cikunir-Tanjung Priok toll road with 24 percent;
and the 22.4-kilometer Kapung Melayu-Cawang-Bekasi toll road with
6.1 percent.(udi)