MRT Construction Hampered by UtilityBERITAJAKARTA.COM — 10/6/2011 8:10:39 PM
Due to there are many utility networks along Lebak Bulus to Hotel Indonesia Roundabout. It makes the mega project construction of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) which planned to start in June 2012 ahead is hampered. Director of PT MRT Jakarta, Tribudi Rahardjo said that the problem of physical construction of mass transportation with rail basis, especially constructing underground station, is utility network and land subsidence. “We should be coordinated with any various parties so we could move its utility network in station area which would be built to solve this problem,” he said at Jakarta City Hall, Thursday (10/6). He said that in the target, the utility movement can finish in March 2012 because the preparation of physic construction will be conducted in April and continue with physic construction in June 2012. Currently, utility movement strategy is discussed routinely with utility’s owners. “The preparation form of physic construction in form of land sweeping, bedeng or material storage location could have been inaugurated as sign that physic construction will be started. Jakarta Governor is also requested its construction conducted in the first quarter I/2012,” he expressed. He explained that while for flood problem, land subsidence due to soft soil structure and prone to earthquake. He asserted MRT Jakarta is safe from those problems. Besides, in some cities in other countries which also prone to earthquake and have the problems of flood, MRT moda transportation can still be relied. Technically, its problem can be resolved with technical engineering. For instance flood dangerous can be solved with entrance elevation. And also watertight flood gate is built. It is applied in Hongkong and Bangkok. “We did it by following standards for safety, construction, building which already been tested in the world. For soft soil could be resolved with soil remediation technic. It because these techniques could guarantee the safety of passenger during operating later” he explained. Heru Nugroho as Head of Civil and Structure Divisions for PT MRT Jakarta stated that the biggest problem is utility movement under soil such as telecommunication optic cable, clean water pipe owned by Palyja, waste water pipe owned by Jakarta Local Company of Waste Water Management (PD PAL) and electricity. “Especially the utility of telecommunication optic cable is high so that many telecommunications provider in Jakarta. That is why there are many utility movements which located in the land of station. If it is not moved, how we can build MRT station,” he said. He described that in order to make the plan of movement and utility relocation, Jakarta Public Works Department already sent announcement letter to all utility’s owners. All budgets are financed by the owners in accordance with applicable rules. His parties who have had the plan of movement and utility relocation are Jakarta PD PAL. “Jakarta PD PAL already had concrete plans and ready to move its utility. On the other hands, Palyja had agreed to move its utility. For the electricity utility is in the preparation phase,” he expressed. According to him, PT MRT Jakarta has done the classification of utility which must be moved before physic construction and can be moved during its construction runs. So, he asserted not all utility networks are moved. ________________________________ Translator: adi http://www.beritajakarta.com/2008/en/newsview.aspx?idwil=0&id=20600 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
