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Government offers Madura growth center development projects
Following the construction of Suramadu Bridge connecting the East Java capital of Surabaya to Madura Island, the government is offering development projects on Madura as part of its ambitious plan to turn the island into a new growth center.
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The construction of the Surabaya-Madura (Suramadu) Bridge, connecting the islands of Java and Madura in East Java, has fueled government plans to turn Madura Island into a growth center. (Antara/M Risyal Hidayat)
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ollowing the construction of Suramadu Bridge connecting the East Java capital of Surabaya to Madura Island, the government is now offering development projects on Madura as part of its ambitious plan to turn the island into a new growth center.
The immediate project on offer is a 15.30-kilometer toll road worth an estimated Rp 2.5 trillion (US$187.52 million) that would connect the bridge to a newly planned new port, said the acting head of the Surabaya-Madura Development Agency (BPWS), Herman Hidayat, on Wednesday.
“Other projects include the development of a 40-hectare rest area with a total investment value of Rp 150 billion and the 250-hectare Bulu Pandan port worth Rp 17.2 trillion,” said Herman as quoted by tempo.co.
Read also: Surabaya govt to build bus terminal in Suramadu areaThe government also plans to develop a 138-hectare Central Business District (CDB) in the Madura Special Zone (KKM) with an investment value of Rp 2.3 trillion, and a 54-hectare CBD in Labang worth Rp 2.2 trillion.
The plans also include a 284-hectare industrial area near Suramadu Bridge on the Madura end worth Rp 17.5 trillion and a 356.7-hectare industrial area in Klampis worth Rp 6.6 trillion.
Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono stressed that private companies were invited to take part in developing the new growth center, including developing infrastructure on Mardura, as the government had limited funds in the state budget. (bbn)
