West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil: If I'm Not Mistaken, The Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train Can Start In October 2022

Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said the construction of the Cileunyi-Sumedang-Dawuan (Cisumdawu) toll road, which connects Bandung and West Java International Airport (BIJB) in Kertajati, will be completed by the end of 2021.

He hopes that the completion of this toll road can increase passenger activities at Kertajati Airport, which is still quiet and has not grown according to its potential.

"The plan is for the next six months or the end of this year to finish," said Ridwan Kamil at the 2022 Investor Daily Summit virtual event with the theme The Role of the West Java Regional Government in Realizing Competitive Logistics Infrastructure from the Pakuan Building, Bandung, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, July 14.

He also explained the target for the completion of other infrastructure projects, such as the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train, which can operate by the end of 2022. According to the plan, all the concrete for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train will be fully connected by January 2022.

"If I'm not mistaken, the end of next year in January the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project will be connected by concrete. Then the rail will be in the middle of next year and it is hoped that the first train trial will start in October 2022," he said.

According to him, this high-speed train will later present new economic growth centers in Karawang, Walini, and Tegalluar districts in Bandung regency.

"Without the fast train, it would be impossible for this logic to exist, investors are also difficult. However, with the fast train, three new cities will be born, in Karawang, in Walini, and in the Tegalluar area in the Bandung Regency area," said Ridwan Kamil.

For Patimban Subang Port, he continued, phase one has started to be used. This port will be the largest and most sophisticated in Indonesia, if all construction has been completed 100 percent, with twice the capacity of Tanjung Priok Port.

"The port has been completed for phase one, the Ministry of Transportation project can already be seen. So you can while playing in Patimban and see the cars entering the giant ship that is exported to Brunei," he said.

On this occasion, the Main Widyaiswara of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing Danis Hidayat Sumadilaga added that the construction of the Cisumdawu toll road would complete the length of toll roads in Indonesia of 5,103 kilometers by 2024.

"In 2020-2024 of them, there are 2,500 kilometers of new toll roads or those operating in West Java. Of course, this requires financial support so that there is a turnaround from existing toll roads to new toll roads," said Danis.