Triple decker project expected to start in 1997
Triple decker project expected to start in 1997
JAKARTA (JP): PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada confirmed yesterday that the company will start the construction of a Rp 2.7 trillion (US$1.2 billion) three-level transportation system linking Bintaro and Kota downtown in 1997.
Bambang Suroso, the chief executive of the company said that a consortium for the project will be set up in May next year, and the funds will be made available next year as well.
He said the system will consist of an artery road (on the ground level), an elevated light rail transit track (on the second level) and a toll road on the top level.
The 18-kilometer system will consist of a 16-km stretch from Bintaro, South Jakarta to Kota, downtown, and a two-km segment from Senayan to Blok M, he said.
The whole 18-km system will route Jl. Pangeran Antasari, Jl. Iskandarsyah, Jl. Patimura, Jl. Gelora, Palmerah, Pejompongan, Karet, Pasar Baru, Jl. Mas Mansyur, Jl. Abdul Muis, Harmoni, Jl. Gadjah Mada and Kota.
The decision on the route of the system was recommended by the Ministry of Public Works, Bambang said.
There will be demolition of residents' houses, but he said the project will not sacrifice an excessive number of people's houses.
He said that land appropriation is underway, and will be completed next year.
He said that the three-level transportation system is expected to resolve the acute traffic problems in the capital.
By the year 2,010 the population in Jakarta will reach 11.2 million and massive transportation facilities will be needed, he said.
This three-level transportation system will become an alternative for Jakartans, he added.
With 30 meters in width, the planned toll road will be able to accommodate 100,500 cars per day, while the light rail transit will carry between 25,000 and 35,000 passengers per hour, Bambang said.
The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 1999, he said.
He said a cross subsidy system in setting up the toll and the light rail transit would be applied once the project is completed..
The toll will be at an average of Rp 4,000, while the light rail transit is Rp 2,000 per passenger.
The tariff would be reasonable for the people at Rp 2,000, Bambang felt. (29)