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Jokowi to hold Cabinet meeting on progress of LRT development
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Workers construct a pole for the light rail transit (LRT) system in Jakarta in this file photo. The Jakarta administration will allocate Rp 4.4 trillion (US$352 million) for the LRT project, which is planned to serve transportation needs during the Asian Games 2018 sporting event. (Antara/M. Agung Rajasa)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will hold a limited Cabinet meeting to discuss the progress of the light rail transit (LRT) development connecting from Cawang to Cibubur in East Jakarta which will enter operation in March 2019.
“The meeting will start at 3 p.m. today at the president office,” State Palace media bureau head Bey Triadi Machmudin said.
The technical progress has reached 12 percent, expecting the infrastructure for the LRT will be finished in the middle of next year, according to the government.
(Read also: LRT construction for 2018 Asian Games back on track)
“We need eight more months to finish installing rolling stock and the syste,” Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said recently, adding the LRT infrastructure used precast technology.
Besides serving railway transportation, the LRT infrastructure also accommodated phone lines and fiber-optic communication. The central government and state-owned contractor Adhi Karya plan to eventually connect Bogor, Depok and Bekasi with Jakarta through the LRT system.
The first phase was for a connection from Cibubur to Cawang, which would be followed by an extension to Bogor, because 30 percent of PT Keretaapi Commuter Jabodetabek’s 800,000 passengers are from Bogor, according to the government. (dan)
