West Cikarang 2 toll gate opened
JAKARTA: The West Cikarang 2 toll gate in Bekasi regency, located on km. 31 of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, was officially opened by Bekasi regent, Wikanda Darmawijaya, on Friday morning.
"The opening of the toll gate is expected to reduce traffic jams along the Cikarang - Cibarusah road. We also expect more investors to invest their money in Lippo Cikarang industrial estate and Bekasi regency," Wikanda said in a release.
The toll gate was jointly built by PT Lippo Cikarang management consortium and the East Jakarta Industrial Park -- constructed on 2.5-hectare of land, at a cost of Rp 6 billion (US$731,707).
The new toll gate is positioned opposite the old one. The traffic flow through the new gate heads directly toward the Lippo Cikarang industrial estate, while the old gate directed traffic toward the Jababeka industrial estate.
The public can start using the new toll gate on Thursday at 1 p.m. said Wikanda, opening the gate. -- JP
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Tangerang councillors reject reclamation
TANGERANG: City Councillors refused on Thursday a plan by real estate developer PT Parung Harapan to reclaim 150 hectares of the coastline for the construction of Pantai Mutiara Dadap Estate in Dadap subdistrict, Kosambi district, Tangerang, as it could cause environmental damage.
Purwandi, a councillor from the National Mandate Party (PAN), said that the reclamation could damage the coastal ecosystem.
"There is still other land that can be used. Our country is not like Singapore or Hong Kong, which must reclaim coastal areas because of limited space," he said.
Councillor Sys Abdul Gani of the National Awakening Party (PKB) said that the Tangerang administration must conduct a feasibility study to assess the potential negative impacts from the reclamation. He also called on the developer to conduct the Environmental Impact Analysis (Amdal) first, as is required by law.
"The administration must conduct the study first before the reclamation is approved. What will happen to the beach if it is reclaimed? The beach is a natural buffer zone," he said.
Head of the City Planning Agency Nanang Komara declined to comment on the issue.
"I was not there when the developer presented its plan," he said. -- JP
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Police nab two, kill one auto thief
TANGERANG: Police arrested two alleged members of an auto thievery syndicate along with their buyers on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at a telecommunication kiosk on Jl. Raya Cikupa, Cikupa subdistrict, Tangerang regency.
Tangerang Police Detectives unit deputy chief Adj. Comr. Kustanto said that police also confiscated eight motorcycles and a Daihatsu Taruna car.
One of the suspects, Abdul Rahman, alias Dedy, was shot in the back while trying to escape. Dedy was supposed to lead the police to someone whom he claimed was the leader of the syndicate, when he tried to run.
The other suspect, Robby, said that the group usually operated in Gading Serpong estate in Cimone, Lippo Karawaci estate in Cikupa, and Citra Raya Estate in Balaraja.
Kustanto said that the police were still looking for four other suspects connected to the syndicate. -- JP