Govt to speed up construction of Cibitung-Tanjung Priok turnpike

The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA (Antara): Construction of the Cibitung-Tanjung Priok turnpike will be accelerated to overcome traffic jams from and to Jakarta's Tanjung Priok seaport, a government official said.

"The government will speed up construction of the turnpike from Cibitung to Tanjung Priok port," deputy for infrastructure and regional development to the coordinating minister for the economy, Bambang Susantono, said Tuesday on the sidelines of a seminar on the medium-term national development program in the transportation sector.

Bambang said the acceleration would be part of the government's efforts to resolve traffic problems around Tanjung Priok.

The government will also extend the turnpike to industrial areas in Cikarang and Cikarang Timur, he said.

The government has earmarked Rp 200 billion to clear land for the construction of the Cibitung-Tanjung Priok tollway, he said.