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Six inner-city toll roads expected to be finished in 2023
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The Jakarta-Cikampek toll road CCTV monitor room at Jasa Marga communication center in Bekasi is seen in this June 21, 2017, photograph.
(kompas.com/Anggita Muslimah)
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he construction of six inner-city toll roads is expected to be completed in 2023, PT Jakarta Tollroad Development (JTD) has said.
President director of JTD Frans Sunito said half of the planned turnpikes built on the existing roads had been developed.
Furthermore, the company would acquire some land for the turnpike, for instance, the land nearby the planned Semanan-Pulo Gebang toll road, Frans said.
Previously, the government halted all elevated infrastructure projects in the country due to a series of construction accidents.
Frans said the halt would not hinder the ongoing development because the company still focused on the development of the foundation.
"We've limited the project to 3 meters from the ground. Workers shall stop the project once the construction reaches 3 m," Frans said according to wartakota.tribunnews.com.
The development of the toll road has been listed as one of the country's national strategic projects, which according to Presidential Decree No. 3/2016 shall be accelerated.
JTD is set to build 69.77 kilometers of toll roads worth Rp 41.17 trillion (US$2.9 billion).
The cost of the construction had been increased because of some design revisions, Frans said, without providing further details on the additional costs. (cal)
