Ministry to call for tenders for seven toll road sections
22nd Jul 2019 12:52
Illustration - Toll road section (ANTARA/M Razi Rahman)
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Public Works and Housing Ministry plans to call for tenders for the construction of toll road sections this year.
"Under the KPBU (government-corporate body cooperation) scheme, the government aims to address the lack of funding for the development of infrastructure, particularly toll roads, so they could be completed on schedule to offer real benefits to the state and nation," Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono noted in a written statement released on Monday.
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The Public Works and Housing Ministry, through the Toll Road Regulatory Body (BPJT), will call for tenders for the construction of seven toll road sections, with a total investment of Rp151.13 trillion.
The seven toll road sections are the Semanan-Balaraja section spanning 31.9 kilometers in length; Kamal-Teluknaga-Rajeg section measuring 38.6 kilometers in length; road access to Patimban Port, with a length of 37.7 kilometers; Gedebage-Tasikmalaya-Cilacap section of 184 kilometers in length; Yogyakarta-Bawen section reaching 77 kilometers in length; Solo-Yogyakarta-New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) Kulon Progo section of 91.93 kilometers in length; and Balikpapan-Penajam Paser Utara section, with a length of 7.35 kilometers.
Of the seven toll road sections, the Balikpapan-Penajam Paser Utara section was put out to tender under the right to match method, with PT Tol Teluk Balikpapan as the winner. The designs of other toll road sections are being finalized.
"Involvement of the private sector has an impact on the leverage of their investment, so the profit can be used to develop other infrastructure," he noted.
The government has provided viability gap fund (VGF) in the form of guarantee and funding support from the state budget to finance part of the toll road construction, so that it can increase the financial viability of the toll road section.
Private investment is necessary to develop the toll road sections owing to lack of the government's infrastructure funding. Through the state budgets from 2020 to 2024, the government will solely be able to meet 30 percent of the Rp623 trillion required to build the toll road sections. Overall, funding requirements for infrastructure development during the time period are projected to reach Rp2,058 trillion. Related news:
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Jakarta-Cikampek Flyover Toll Road project is 86% complete
28th Jun 2019 18:43
The Jakarta-Cikampek elevated toll road project. (Jasa Marga documents)
Karawang (ANTARA) - By the end of June 2019, 86 percent of the construction work of the Jakarta-Cikampek II Flyover Toll Road would be completed, PT Jasa Marga has stated.
The total construction of the 36.40-kilometer flyover toll road will be completed by the end of September 2019, PT Jasa Marga's President Director of the Cikampek Elevated Toll Road, Djoko Dwijono, said Friday.
"So, the physical work has reached 86 percent and the construction is targeted to be completed by the end of September 2019. The next step is to conduct a proper function test and proper operation," he said, in a press release received in Cikampek, West Java.
As part of the construction of the Jakarta-Cikampek II of the Elevated Toll Road, there are 139 "steel box girders" which are yet to be installed, he said.
What is still required in the construction is the work of installing 2,585 steel box girders.
The installation of the steel box girders is carried out every day, between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m, according to him.
His party always coordinated with various other parties who were implementing projects around the Jakarta-Cikampek Flyover Toll Road such as the Jakarta-East Bekasi LRT, Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train, and Cibitung-Cilincing Toll Road, he stated.
Coordination is necessary so that the construction of projects around the Jakarta-Cikampek Flyover Toll Road does not become a hindrance for others.
The Layang Jakarta-Cikampek II Elevated Toll Road project extends from the Cikunir to Karawang Barat section.
Later, this toll will road serve to reduce the density of traffic along the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road.
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