MRT Jakarta Blogs

Aditya Suharmoko ,  THE JAKARTA POST ,  JAKARTA
The country has secured 71.3 billion yen (US$728 million) in loans, more than half of which is for the Jakarta MRT mass transportation project.
The mass rapid transportation (MRT) project aims to increase the capacity of public transportation and improve the environment, linking Lebak [...]

JAKARTA: The Department of Transportation turns out to have not give clarification to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) about the establishment of the winner of the tender for mass rapid transit (MRT) basic design project.Minister of Transportation Jusman Syafii Djamal said the clarification would be sent this week, so the JICA could immediately fix [...]

JICA-Dephub blame each other
JAKARTA: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Transportation blame each other for the delay in the fixing of the winner at the tender for mass rapid transit (MRT) basic design.
The JICA says it is still waiting for a response to the list of questions concerning the recommendation of [...]

Wednesday, 22 October, 2008 | 15:32 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Jakarta government will make construction of the capital city’s mass rapid transit system a priority program in the 2009 regional budget. 
“The project is to compensate for water-based transportation that does not work,” said Muhayat, regional secretary for the Jakarta government. 
Other priority programs for next year [...]

The city’s Public Works agency is acquiring land for the Mass Rapid Transit project running from Lebak Bulus to Dukuh Atas.
Wishnu Subagya Yusuf, head of the public works agency, said Tuesday his office would disseminate information to land owners this week, while the national land agency would make an inventory, implement land fencing, propose price [...]

Tifa Asrianti , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 08/07/2008 10:08 AM | City
With the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project on its way, the Jakarta administration should integrate transportation development with spatial planning to ensure transportation routes serve residents living in densely populated areas, an expert says.
John [...]

1. The Government of Japan has decided to extend a Yen Loan of up to 1 billion 869 million yen* to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for the Engineering Services for Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit System Project, with a view to extending assistance for the economic and social development efforts of Indonesia. Notes [...]