Work begins on Cikunir-Tanjung Priok toll road

Work begins on Cikunir-Tanjung Priok toll road

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar drove the first pillar for the construction of the turnpike linking Cikunir in Bekasi, East Java, and Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta on Saturday.

The 19.2-kilometer Cikunir-Tanjung Priok road is part of the 60-km Jakarta outer ring toll road.

PT Citra Bhakti Margatama Persada is charge of the construction of the Cikunir-Tanjung Priok toll road.

The consortium consists of PT Jasa Marga, the state-owned highway corporation, PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada, PT Tridan Satriaputra Indonesia, PT Baskara Duniajaya and Tiara Indah foundation.

Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, the consortium's president, also the eldest daughter of President Soeharto, said on Saturday that the Rp 600 billion project is expected to be completed in four years.

She said that land appropriation for the project was not yet completed. "We expect to have the land appropriation completed next year. Land appropriation will not be a problem to us because we offer compensation based on the market price of the land." She declined to reveal how much land owners will receive per square meter of land.

The new toll road, with two junctions, five interchanges, 12 bridges, eight on and off ramps and 47 toll gates, is designed to be 28 meters in width.

The Cikunir-Tanjung Priok toll road is expected to facilitate transportation of people and goods to and from the Tanjung Priok harbor, Mrs. Rukmana said.(29)