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City speeds up construction of Asian Games facilities
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (center), accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla (right) and Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Puan Maharani, chairs a limited Cabinet meeting in January to discuss the preparations for the Asian Games 2018. (ANTARA FOTO/Widodo S Jusuf)
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onstruction projects underway for the Asian Games will be complete by the time the sporting event is held in 2018, Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok Tjahaja Purnama has promised.
The main projects are the renovation of an equestrian center in Pulomas in East Jakarta and the construction of a velodrome in Rawamangun, also in East Jakarta, the governor said after meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the State Palace on Monday.
“We will widen the sidewalks along Jl. Sudirman and Jl. M.H. Thamrin and remove the central reservations,” said Ahok, adding that the construction of the light rail transit (LRT) system was expected to finish before the Asian Games are held.
The groundbreaking of the LRT is expected to be conducted on June 22, in conjunction with Jakarta's 489th anniversary, he added.
The completion of the LRT project before the Asian Games is important as some stations are to be constructed near games sites, namely near the equestrian center in Pulomas, the velodrome in Rawamangun and an athletes village in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
City Development Planning Board head Tuty Kusumawati said that two government regulations were being drafted by the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister, aiming to accelerate the preparations for the Asian Games.
The Jakarta Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) is currently preparing an environmental impact analysis (Amdal) document for the LRT project, Tuty added.
“The permit arrangement and the regulation revisions are taking place simultaneously. We are also waiting for the approval of the Transportation Ministry regarding the route of the LRT. We hope we will hold the groundbreaking soon,” she said on Monday. (bbn)
