Indonesian Rail Link Crawls Forward

• Proeksa Meas
• 10 July 2016
• Construction Focus
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Construction on Indonesia’s first high-speed railway can finally start following a construction permit being issued by the government in March.

mso-font-width:98%”>The beleaguered $5 billion Indonesia-China joint project was halted just five days after breaking ground because the necessary documents had not been filed for permits. Widely seen as a litmus test for China’s overseas expansion of its high-speed rail technology, the 142km Jakarta-Bandung connection has been plagued by controversy.

mso-font-width:98%”>However, the recently issued permit only allows construction on the first 5km of track and the company is scrambling to apply for the permits to cover the remainder of the project by the end of April.