TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post

Failure to communicate delays Tanah Abang Skybridge: Ombudsman

Tanah Abang Skybridge is expected to help bring order in the area, which serves as a textile trade hub in the country.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Tue, November 13, 2018

Share This Article

Change Size

Failure to communicate delays Tanah Abang Skybridge: Ombudsman Line up: A worker walks near stalls being prepared for street vendors on Tanah Abang Skybridge in Jakarta on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (The Jakarta Post/Dhoni Setiawan)

A

failure to communicate about the details of the long-awaited Tanah Abang Skybridge between the city administration and state-owned railway PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has delayed the completion of the bridge, the Indonesian Ombudsman has said.

Teguh Purnomo, the head of the ombudsman's Jakarta office, said the city administration had yet to have a thorough talk with KAI on the project.

There are at least five things that have yet to be arranged by the Jakarta administration, such as the traffic flow in the area, asset management, a connector between Tanah Abang Station and the skybridge, and the security management.

The ombudsman said the city administration should manage those things properly to alleviate traffic disorder and congestion in the area, which serves as a textile trade hub in Indonesia.

“We don’t want any traffic jams and we want all street vendors to be relocated to the skybridge. There shouldn’t be any more street vendors on the streets,” Teguh said on Monday as quoted by tempo.co.

The development of the skybridge has begun and was supposed to finish in October.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said he would summon the  director of city-owned developer PD Sarana Jaya Pembangunan to talk about the matter. (cal)

{

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.