North Jakarta Bina Marga Sub-dept., started to spend Rp 7.2 billion to improve six sidewalks.

We want to do this to make the sidewalk more feasible for people. It will be done at six sub-districts

"We want to do this to make the sidewalk more feasible for people. It will be done at six sub-districts. Its location is commonly at crossroads or intersections," disclosed Mahendra Fitra Setiawan, Section Head of Planning for North Jakarta Bina Marga Sub-dept., Monday (8/28).

According to him, the sidewalk width is between 2-4.5 meters with 1.1 kilometer length. Until now, the improvement has been ongoing about five percent. 

"The development in the field is currently about five percent, as it is only started about two weeks ago," he stated. 

Those sidewalks are located in Penjaringan Sub-district at intersection of Jalan Pluit Selatan-Pluit Raya-Pluit Timur-Jembatan Tiga, Pademangan Sub-district at intersection of Jalan Hidup Baru-Gunung Sahari.

There are also Tanjung Priok Sub-district on Jalan Enggano-Yos Sudarso, Koja Sub-district at intersection of Jalan Kramat Raya-Plumpang Semper, Kelapa Gading Sub-district on Jalan Yos Sudarso-Perintis Kemerdekaan, and Cilincing Sub-district at intersection of Jalan Cilincing Kelapa-Marunda Flat access.