TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Jakarta LRT construction reaches 20 percent
Change Size
Box girders are installed as part of the construction of a segment of the light rapid transit (LRT) system in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. (Warta Kota/Panji Baskhara Ramadhan)
T
he construction of a light rapid transit (LRT) system for the 2018 Asian Games is now 20 percent complete following the installation of a box girder segment in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Monday, an executive has said.
The project is made up of three phases, all of which are being handled by city-owned PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro), with state-owned infrastructure company PT Wijaya Karya as its main contractor.
“The initial phase has been completed. The second one is infrastructure construction, while the next is rolling stock procurement,” said Satya Heragandhi, PT Jakpro president director, as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
The LRT system when completed will be a 24-kilometer loop line connecting Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta and Dukuh Atas in Central Jakarta.
The first phase of the project will cover 6 kilometers and four stations: BritAma Arena in Kelapa Gading; Pulomas horse racing track and Rawamangun Velodrome, both in East Jakarta; and Kelapa Gading as the depot.
The LRT is scheduled to be completed before the next year’s Asian Games, which will be held in both the capital and Palembang, South Sumatra. (kuk)
