The construction and drilling of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) tunnel at Bundaran Senayan heading to Bundaran HI transition area has reached 65 percent. The land buying process keeps accelerating also.

We have reached five kilometers out of six kilometers of drilling for south to north and vice versa

“We have reached five kilometers out of six kilometers of drilling for south to north and vice versa,” said Muhammad Nasyir, Operational Director of PT MRT Jakarta, Thursday (9/29).

As for the information, the first tunnel boring machine (Antareja) has operated since September 2015, and the second tunnel boring machine (Antareja II) has been operated since November 2015.

Antareja I has drilled tunnel by two kilometers, while Antareja II by 1.8 kilometers. At this moment, those two boring machines are drilling from Istora Station heading to Bendungan Hilir Station.

The other two boring machines, Mustikabumi I and Mustikabumi II have been operated since February 2016 and April 2016. Mustikabumi I has drilled along 717 meters and Mustikabumi II by 685.5 meters.

These two boring machines are drilling tunnel to south direction up to Dukuh Atas Station and ended at Setiabudi Station.

Related with land buying process at Jalan Fatmawati and Haji Nawi, South Jakarta Mayor, Tri Kurniadi hoped the owners will sell it to Jakarta Provincial Government by the end of this year.

“We have offered them price above NJOP. Land buying process must complete this year,” he said.