TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Hambra, Deputy of Business Infrastructure at the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry, believed that the light rapid transit (LRT) project in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi would be completed as scheduled.

Hambra also expressed optimism that the project would not have the same fate with the monorail project, which was discontinued.

"It's not like [the monorail]. We hold meetings to ensure that the project remains on track," Hambra said at the Maritime Affairs Ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

Hambra added that the government has prepared financing scheme options for the project, namely the public service obligation (PSO), the government insurance, and cooperation between SOEs or their subsidiaries to finish the project handled by PT Adhi Karya.

"The development is still on going. We’re looking for opportunities, and then the expert team will do their work," Hambra explained.

Hambra revealed that the government would need to adjust Presidential Regulation No. 98/2015 on the acceleration of integrated LRT development in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi (Jabodebek).

The Jabodebek LRT project will cover 83 kilometers with a total investment of Rp 23 trillion (US$1.7 billion). Routes that will be available for the LRT include Cibubur-Cawang, East Bekasi-Cawang, Cawang-Dukuh Atas, Cibubur-Bogor, Dukuh Atas-Palmerah-Senayan, and Palmerah Grogol.

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