Becakayu Toll Road to Open Next Year: Jokowi
Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the new toll road connecting Bekasi in Java with Cawang and Kampung Melayu in Jakarta, known as the Becakayu Toll Road, will open next year to reduce traffic congestion in the greater Jakarta area.
Jokowi inspected the project site in East Jakarta on Monday morning (07/11).
The president said a two-lane eight-kilometer stretch of the toll road connecting Pondok Kelapa to Borobudur University will open in March, while the remaining three kilometers will open by the end of 2017.
"This toll road should reduce traffic jams significantly. We need this," Jokowi said.
The president also plans to connect the Becakayu Toll Road with the Jakarta Outer Ring Road, although this was not included in the project's initial plan.
The Rp 3.6 trillion ($276 million) 11.8-kilometer toll road project is developed by state-owned infrastructure firm Waskita Karya.
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