New Tangerang roads to ease traffic

The Jakarta Post

TANGERANG: The construction of the Cileduk underpass and Sudirman-Veteran overpass in Tangerang will start in July, an official said Thursday.

"We hope the two projects will be completed within 14 months," Satrio Utomo, an official at the Public Works Ministry told reporters during a visit to Tangerang.

He said the ministry was examining the land at the project sites, as the two roads have been designed to resist an earthquake of up to 6.0 on the Richter scale and survive for at least for 100 years.

The municipal public works agency's head, Engkan Lengkana, said the 950 meter Cileduk underpass would cost Rp 42.7 billion while the 318 meter Sudirman-Veteran overpass would cost Rp 44 billion.

"Both projects will be financed through loans from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation," he said.

Engkan said the administration had spent Rp 18 billion for land acquisition to pave the way for the two projects.

The administration released 700 square meters land for the underpass and 700 square meters for the overpass.

The overpass is expected to ease traffic on Jakarta-Merak turnpike and at Serpong heading to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.--JP