Two cars for the light rapid transit (LRT) arrived at the Tanjung Priok port on Friday from South Korea.

The two are part of the 16 LRT cars that will serve the 5.8-kilometer LRT line connecting Velodrome in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, to Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.

The construction project for the first LRT line is set to be finished in August ahead of the quadrennial sporting event, the Asian Games. The Games will be held from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2 in Jakarta and Palembang, South Sumatra.

Satya Heragandhi, the president director of city-owned construction company PT Jakarta Propertindo, who is in charge of the project, said the two cars would be transported to Kelapa Gading Station, where it will be put on the tracks.

“The cars will undergo testing and the commissioning process in May so that it will be ready to operate by the end of June,” Satya said on Friday as quoted by kompas.com.

Satya added that the Jakarta administration would announce when the LRT could begin service.

Previously, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the LRT would not be ready for the Asian Games as there were some problems in the construction process. (iwa)

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