Again, Athlete Village Groundbreaking Postponed
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Jakarta Governor, Basuki “Ahok” T Purnama once again postponed the athlete village groundbreaking in Kemayoran. It is due to the unfinished tender process.
We will probably postpone the groundbreaking tomorrow. Surely it is useless if we do the groundbreaking without the contractor
“We will probably postpone the groundbreaking tomorrow. Surely it is useless if we do the groundbreaking without the contractor,” he exclaimed, at City Hall, Tuesday (9/29).
According to him, his party prefers to wait for the winning bidder. Thus the locals could see the construction process in the field. "We better wait for the winning bidder,” he expressed.
Wednesday, Athlete Village Groundbreaking Conducted
He ensured the construction will begin this year, where it would be managed by PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro). “The auction is still under process. Don't worry, the groundbreaking will begin this year,” he uttered.
As known, its implementation was scheduled on Wednesday (9/30) but it had to be postponed due to there is no the winning bidder. Later on, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo would attend.
The athlete village is built in seven blocks with 14,000 units. Even, it would be made as a flat belongs to low cost-apartment (rusunami). Before that, it would accommodate athlete in the 2018 Asian Games.
