The Cikarang-Balaraja MRT Construction Target With Funds Of IDR 160 Trillion, Where Are The Crosses?

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YOGYAKARTA - The Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project continues to be developed and will continue to build a route connecting Cikarang-Balaraja. The construction of the Phase 3 MRT or the East-West project will cost IDR 160 trillion. So what is the Cikarang-Balaraja MRT construction target like?

"The total budget is around Rp. 160 trillion," said Tuhiyat, President Director of PT MRT Jakarta, during the launch of the Green Economy & Green Environment Campaign at the HI Roundabout Station on Tuesday (12/9).

The work on the phase 3 MRT Jakarta project will be carried out in August 2024. The majority of the funding for the development of the East-West MRT is taken using a government cooperation scheme with business entities (KPBU). The Cikarang-Balaraja MRT construction target will stretch from Jakarta to outside Jakarta by adopting the construction of the Elizabeth Line network in London, 117 kilometers long by Crossrail Ltd.

The work on the phase 3 MRT project of the East-West corridor connecting Cikarang (West Java) to Balaraja (Banten) will be divided into two phases. The following are the details of the Cikarang-Balaraja MRT construction target:

The construction of phase 1 of the MRT project will begin in August 2024 with an estimated budget of IDR 40 trillion. The MRT crossing, which covers the DKI Jakarta area, is expected to be operational in 2031

Phase I MRT East-West consists of:

"For phase 1 stage 1, it is estimated that the groundbreaking will be in August 2024," said Tuhiyat.

Meanwhile, the East-West Phase 2 MRT project is targeted to start operations in 2033. Phase II development is divided into:

Tuhiyat, Director of MRT Jakarta, revealed that the Jakarta Phase II MRT continuation project from the HI Roundabout to the North region has now almost reached 2/3 project work.

"The MRT has 3 mandates given by the government, first we are given the task of building train infrastructure starting from phase 1, 2, 3 and so on, this is an extension of the line. For the first time we continue to the north from the HI roundabout to the city until Harmoni is more than 65% and the tunnel is connected to Harmoni," said Tuhiyat.

The work on the MRT project also continues towards Ancol. In addition, MRT will also work on another follow-up project, namely the East-West project that connects Balaraja to Cikarang.

"Likewise, the city, the progress is a total of 27-28%, continued the city towards our Ancol depot in the North and next year God willing, parallel we will build East-West. For the first stage of stage 1 ground breaking from Medan Satria-Tomang 24 Km, it is estimated that August 2024 ground breaking, Tomang-Kembaan 9 km until the next phase we will continue to pursue," said Tuhiyat.

The second mandate carried by MRT Jakart after construction is protected for operation and maintenance. The current record number of MRT users or passengers reaches 100 thousand people per day, from Lebak bulus station to HI Roundabout. For timeliness, dwelling time to traffic time reached 99.9%.

In the third mandate, in addition to construction and operation, PT MRT Jakarta also built a transit area. The pedestrianization construction was carried out wider than the MRT interconnecting car road to malls and transportation to green open spaces.

Such is the review of the Cikarang-Balaraja MRT construction target which will start in the middle of next year. After the phase 3 MRT project, the government also continues to work on the construction of Phase 4 MRT which crosses Fatmawati-Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

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