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Govt pursues key projects with Japan, incl Jakarta-Surabaya railway
Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry is pushing for progress on infrastructure work carried out in cooperation with Japan.
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Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi gives an online press conference in September 2021. (Courtesy of Transportation Ministry/-)
Indonesia is pushing for faster progress on infrastructure projects carried out in cooperation with Japan.
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi met with high-ranking officials in Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss several projects, including the second and third phases of Jakarta’s MRT, the Jakarta-Surabaya semi-fast railway project and an international-standard motor vehicle proving ground in Bekasi, West Java.
Budi, accompanied by Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi and House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Rahmat Gobel, met with Japan’s Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tetsuo Saito, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) governor Tadashi Maeda and other stakeholders.
During his visit, Budi asked the Japanese government to accelerate the contract and funding commitment negotiations as well as studies on the 87-kilometer East-West corridor of the Jakarta MRT Phase 3 project.
“We discussed how these projects could proceed better and faster. For the continuation of the MRT project, a guarantee of funding from Japan will be signed in the near future. This is a [good sign] that the MRT construction will continue,” Budi said in a press conference on Wednesday.
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The transportation minister also invited Japanese investors to participate in the construction and development of transit-oriented development (TOD) facilities around MRT stations.
