City to Build Circuit in Kalideres as Illegal Racing Prevention
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
In order to overcome illegal racing in West Jakarta, the city administration is going to build a race circuit in Tegal Alur area, Kalideres, West Jakarta.
We have a 65-hectare land in Tegal Alur, Kalideres, and will be used as circuit like race circuit in Sentul, Bogor, West Java
"We have a 65-hectare land in Tegal Alur, Kalideres, and will be used as circuit like race circuit in Sentul, Bogor, West Java," said Head of Jakarta Sports and Youth Department, Raiyono, Monday (9/8).
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Ratiyono disclosed the city administration would cooperate with the PT Jakarta Propertindo and Indonesian Motorsports Association's (IMI) Committee. "Later, the IMI will make the circuit design and then sent to the city administration for further decision," he told.
At this time, he added, his department is still waiting the completion of the documents. "If it is done, the circuit will be built soon," he expressed.
Yet he could not tell how much the budget is allocated for the construction of the circuit. "If it has been calculated, we will tell it," he exclaimed.
As known, illegal parking is still rampant in some areas in West Jakarta. They are on Jalan Kawan Lama, Taman Aries, and Kembangan Raya. Evidently, police of Kembangan Sector Police managed to secure 30 motorcycles from three areas.
"Actually we had do raid those areas three times. In every raid, we always secure 30 units," told Chief of Kembangan Sector Police, Sr. Comr. Herru Agus.
