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Regulation on inland waterways coming soon: Official
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Two people on a motorcycle pass the welcome sign of Jababeka's industrial areas located in Cikarang, 35 kilometers east of Jakarta. (Kontan/Daniel Prabowo)
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he government is in the process of preparing a presidential regulation on the construction of inland waterways that is expected to be issued by the middle of this year, an official of state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II has said.
The regulation is expected to become the legal basis for the construction of waterways connecting Cikarang, Bekasi and Java Sea (CBL) to connect the country's busiest trade port, Tanjung Priok in Jakarta, with hinterland area of Bekasi, West Java, through a river-canal route.
"I hope it can be [issued] soon, at least in the first semester," Pelindo II’s operations and information system director Prasetyadi said on Tuesday.
The project, included in the list of strategic national projects, is estimated to cost Rp 3.4 trillion (US$255.6 million) and hoped to bring down logistics costs by 20 percent to 25 percent.
The construction itself will depend on the issuance of the presidential regulation to justify Pelindo II’s role in the project.
Previously, Pelindo II said it was applying for a permit from the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry to use the waterway and obtaining the environmental impact analysis (Amdal) document from the Environment and Forestry Ministry, among other documents.
The project is expected to finish by 2019. (bbn)
