The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 03/29/2009 4:30 PM
The construction of the Lombok International Airport in Tana Awu village, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara is targetted to complete by October this year, state officials said Sunday.
In a coordinating meeting between Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Transportation Minister Jusman Syafeii Djamal and State Enterprises Minister Sofyan Djalil in Mataram,
Kalla emphasized the importance of the rapid completion of the airport project in order to support the Dubai Emaar Properties investment project on the island.
It is expected that the completion of the airport would go in hand with the completion of the planned tourist resort, he said.
The construction of the airport, which so far has costed Rp 802 billion, is expected to complete by the end of 2009 for operation in 2010.
Kompas.com reported that up to 69.91 percent of the airport runway infrastructure were done, while 64.77 percent of the passenger terminal and parking area construction needed to be completed. (amr)
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