Jakarta Plans 10-year Infrastructure Investment

• 5 April 2019
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Indonesian authorities have agreed on investing US$40bn over the next decade to improve the efficiency and livability of the capital Jakarta.

The move comes ahead of Indonesia’s general election in April and is designed to relieve the notorious congestion in Jakarta. During the 1960s and 1970s, the capital saw massive growth but without adequate urban planning leading to increasing problems with congestion and pollution.

The investment plan includes adding more than 1,000km to the city’s bus service, increasing the light rapid transport (LRT) system from 5.8km to 130km, and extending the mass transit system (MRT) from 16km to 112km long.

The plan also includes adding 20,000 minivans to serve outlying areas and building 600,000 new housing units.

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