President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said the central government has approved infrastructure projects price 571 trillion Indian rupees ($40.12 billion) in Jakarta and its satellite cities – Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi – after being proposed by Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan.
“We have decided that we will complete projects with a total investment value of 571 trillion rupiah over the next 10 years,” Jokowi said. Jakarta Post Office on Tuesday in Jakarta. The decision was taken during a limited cabinet meeting on the Office of the President.
According to the Jakarta government, the town could have 223 km of MRT tracks, 116 km of sunshine rapid transit (LRT) tracks and a 2,149 km bus rapid transit (BRT) network.
As reported Reutersnext week, the congested city’s $3 billion public MRT system will open. The first corridor of the 16 trillion rupiah ($1.1 billion) system is 16 km long and connects the long-lasting Hotel Indonesia roundabout in the town center with Lebak Bulus in south Jakarta.
There are 13 stations, and in a recent test for European diplomats, the journey took lower than half-hour, an astonishingly fast journey by the standards of a crowded metropolis. South China Morning Mail reported.
The project, financed by a loan from the Japanese government, is the centerpiece of an infrastructure boom under Widodo.
In addition, the town has set itself the goal of providing tap water services to all Jakarta residents, developing waste treatment plants and constructing roughly 600,000 houses.
