Toll road to build

SEMARANG: A 45-kilometer toll road linking Surakarta and Yogyakarta in Central Java will be built soon to reduce traffic congestion, an official said yesterday.

The head of the provincial public works office, Bambang Kuswidodo, was quoted by Antara as saying a feasibility study and environmental impact assessment had been done.

PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada will build the toll road which will open by 2002, he said.

He refused to say how much the project would cost.

About 40,000 vehicles will use the toll road daily by 2003, he said.