West Cikarang 2 toll gate opened
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 refuse reclamation
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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