Jakarta plans integrated tunnels for traffic and floodwater

Jakarta’s city administration is to begin work on building two dual-purpose tunnels by the end of the year in an effort to address increasingly dire conditions on the capital’s gridlocked, flood-prone streets.
April 28, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Jakarta’s city administration is to begin work on building two dual-purpose tunnels by the end of the year in an effort to address increasingly dire conditions on the capital’s gridlocked, flood-prone streets.

Private building contractor Antaredja Mulia Jaya has been awarded a contract for the Jakarta Integrated Tunnel (JIT) project, which will incorporate two tunnels is set to measured 11 metres in diameter and 12 kilometres in length, from five to 15 metres below ground.  The tunnels have been designed to carry flood water and traffic on separate levels, at a projected cost of US$2.92 billion.

“The JIT development will be in collaboration with French investor Bouygues,” Antaredja head Agus Sidharta said on Friday at City Hall. Agus said his company would work with Jakarta’s toll road developer to build and maintain the road portion of the project.
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