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MRT Jakarta, SAJV ink phase 2 contract, look to break ground in 2021
The developer is to start pre-construction activities in March, with construction set to break ground next year.
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Representatives of city-owned MRT Jakarta and Japan-Indonesia partnership Shimizu-Adhi Karya Joint Venture (SAJV) pose for a photograph during a signing ceremony on Feb. 17 at the Bundaran HI MRT Station in Central Jakarta. SAJV won the tender for the first stage of the MRT phase 2 construction project, which covers a 2.8-kilometer route and two stations. (PT MRT Jakarta/PT MRT Jakarta)
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he second phase of the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) rail development project has kicked off on Monday with the signing of a contract between city-owned PT MRT Jakarta and Shimizu-Adhi Karya Joint Venture (SAJV), a partnership between Japanese engineering company Shimizu Corporation and state-owned construction company Adhi Karya.
MRT Jakarta construction director Silvia Halim and SAJV representative Yutaka Okumura signed the deal, worth Rp 4.5 trillion (US$336.2 million), at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle (Bundaran HI) MRT station in Central Jakarta.
Phase 2 involves building a 6.3-kilometer track from HI to Kota Station in West Jakarta.
SAJV won the tender for the 58-month initial stage (CP201) of phase 2, which commences in March and is expected to be completed by December 2024.
The CP201 stage involves building a 2.8 km underground tunnel connecting the Bundaran HI and Harmoni stations in Central Jakarta, as well as the MH Thamrin and National Monument (Monas) MRT stations, with construction breaking ground in 2021.
“This year, we will focus on [pre-construction]," Silvia told reporters after the signing ceremony. "For instance, site clearance, utility diversions, assessing whether trees should be chopped down or relocated."
“Next year, we will begin tunneling,” she said.
