PT MRT Jakarta Ready to Run Second Phase Construction
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Trias Risangayu
PT Mass
Rapid Transit (MRT) Jakarta ready to
continue second phase construction. Current process of second phase construction
route HI roundabout – Kampung Bandan is still entering engineering consultant.
We optimistic it could be finished it on time and we’re now ready to continue the second one. Still on engineering consultant phase
Drilling Machine for MRT to Operate 24 Hours
President Director of PT MRT
Jakarta, Dono Boestami optimistic the first phase (Lebak Bulus – HI roundabut)
could finish on time in 2018.
“We optimistic it could be finished it
on time and we’re now ready to continue the second one. Still on engineering
consultant phase,” he uttered, Tuesday (9/22).
Boestami explained, feasibility
study of second phase had conducted in last 2010. The result revealed that the construction needs at least JPY 133 billion. The corridor of second phase by 8
kilometers long railway, 8 stations and a depot in Kampung Bandan, North
Jakarta.
Meanwhile, for first phase construction is already entering underground drilling and has reached 30 percent.
Separately, Boestami hoped the
feasibility study of second phase East-West route Cikarang – Balaraja could be
done at the same time. So the construction can carry out simultaneously.
However, the second phase of MRT construction is integrated three provinces
namely Jakarta-West Java-Banten.
