Saturday, December 18, 2010

Foke: MRT Hold Up to 200 Year Flood


   

BukaBeritaNews ~ Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo optimistic about the development of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) will be completed in 2016. Preparation of development plans and procedures are in accordance Jakarta government have gotten the green light from Japan as the lender and the central government. In 2011 will be the next stage of the process of finalizing and preparing the basic design document standards of physical development activities (civil work document). "Then, will begin the tender process," said Fauzi at City Hall of Jakarta, Friday, December 10, 2010.
MRT development, according to Foke will be done by various considerations such as effectiveness and efficiency that influence the rate.
MRT Development also consider integration with other transportation modes such as rail, busway, taxis, parking, toll roads, and roads paid or ERP. "Everything should be integrated in a single card that can be used," he said.
Later, the MRT will be built by using standard Japanese. Security standards such as floods, earthquakes, and fires have taken into account. "If any 200-year flood, the existence of the MRT can still be secured," he said.
Foke explained, the first phase of MRT development by building rails from Lebakbulus to HI Roundabout along the 15.5 kilometers and 10.5 kilometers in surface soil, as well as 5 miles underground.
A total of 6 stations are under ground as in the Mosque of Al Azhar, Istora, Dam Downstream, Setia Budi, Duku Upper and Roundabout Hotel Indonesia. While 7 elevated station or on the soil surface in Lebakbulus, Fatmawati, Cipete Kingdom, H Nawi, Block A, Block M, and Sisingamangaraja.
Head of Coporate Communications of PT MRT Jakarta, Manpalagupta Sitorus, said the basic design for phase I has started since November 2009 and be completed later this year. After that will enter the bidding phase and target their own physical development is expected to be carried out in 2012.
"In 2016 the MRT can really operate," he said.
MRT phase I has a route Lebak Bulus-Hotel Indonesia. For the total financing, the continued need 144.322 billion yen. The fund is divided into the portion of loan funds amounting to 120.017 billion yen and funding assistance from the state budget and regional budgets amounted to 24.305 billion yen
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