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Jokowi monitors progress of Asian Games projects

Anton Hermansyah (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Thu, March 2, 2017

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Jokowi monitors progress of Asian Games projects Workers construct a pole for the light rail transit (LRT) system in Jakarta. The Jakarta administration will allocate Rp 4.4 trillion (US$352 million) for the LRT project, which will serve transportation needs during the Asian Games 2018 sporting event. (Antara/M. Agung Rajasa)

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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo regularly monitors the progress of Asian Games infrastructure projects by meeting with related parties once a month.

During the meeting on Thursday, the President assigned Vice President Jusuf Kalla to handle the preparation of the event.

The games will be attended by 33,000 athletes from Asia in Jakarta and Palembang in 2018.

(Read also: Organizer says it has secured 11 major sponsorships for Asian Games)

"The event is good to build the country's brand image and this is a moment to show our capability to handle a world class event," he said before the meeting.

The construction of Asian Games 2018 facilities is targeted to be finished in November. As of December 2016, Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said that the renovation of 11 venues had only reached 12 percent.

Among the infrastructure projects include light rail transit (LRT) construction in Jakarta and Palembang.

Palembang LRT has a 23-kilometer route and will pass through 13 stations from Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II airport to an Asia Games venue in Banyuasin Regency, while the Jakarta LRT spans 81.6 km divided into six sections, which will be constructed in two phases. The Jakarta LRT needs a total investment of Rp 22.5 trillion, while the Palembang LRT needs Rp 10.9 trillion in investments.

It will not be a problem to construct the Palembang LRT, which is handled by state-owned PT Waskita Karya. However, the Jakarta LRT faces financial problems as the government's budget cannot finance the total cost.

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the government was currently trying to find a solution with a new financing scheme. (bbn)

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