Tree-tier system will not harm public: Surjadi
Tree-tier system will not harm public: Surjadi
JAKARTA (JP): The municipality guaranteed yesterday that land
appropriation for the Rp 6.05 trillion (US$2.48 billion) three-
tiered transit system would not harm the public.
Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said land appropriation plans for
the project, which would connect Bintaro in South Jakarta to
downtown Kota, West Jakarta, would be based on the presidential
decree and city regulations.
The three-level system will include an elevated toll road, a
light rail transit and artery roads.
He said it would be difficult to prevent land appropriation in
such a huge project.
"The most important matter is that it would not disadvantage
the public," he said.
The project will be built by a joint venture company, PT
Citramoda Margakencana Persada. The company consists of PT Citra
Lamtoro Gung Persada -- owned by Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana -- the
state-owned railway company Perumka and the state-owned highway
corporation PT Jasa Marga.
The project, scheduled to start construction in December in
Bintaro, South Jakarta, is expected to be completed by 2001.
The city's assistant secretary on economic and development
affairs, Prawoto S. Danoemihardjo, said earlier that a team had
been set up to handle land appropriation for the project.
He said the team would start discussing land appropriation
details next week.
"We expect land appropriation for the project will be
completed in July," Prawoto was quoted by Pos Kota daily as
saying.
The team included personnel of the National Land Agency, the
Ministry of Transportation, PT Jasa Marga (the state-owned
highway corporation), the Ministry of Public Works' Directorate
General of Highways, Perumka and Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada.
The amount to be paid for land compensation has not yet been
determined, he said.
"But compensation would likely be based on the city-set land
value (in the area)," Prawoto said.
He said the company would avoid protest with those affected by
the project.
The project will include 23.65 kilometers of toll road and 22
kilometers of light rail transit. The transit will have 20 stops,
four main stations and 16 smaller ones.
The main stations will be located in Ulu Jami, Kebayoran Lama,
Blok M -- all in South Jakarta -- and Kota.
The light rail transit will ply two routes: Bintaro-Kebayoran
Lama-Kota and Bintaro-Kebayoran Lama-Blok M-Kebayoran Lama-Kota.
The light rail transit is designed to carry 12,000 passengers an
hour.
The company proposed fares of Rp 1,800 for light rail transit
and Rp 6,500 to Rp 10,000 for toll roads. It also requested
a concession period of 50 years, excluding the four-year
construction period.
Besides the three-tier system, a US$1.5 billion subway project
connecting Blok M-Kota is also being planned to ease the city's
traffic. (ste)