TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government has set a target of competing the Adi Soemarmo airport train project in Solo, Central Java by 2018.
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo who attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the even said that project would be under way soon.
"The terminal will also be build by state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura I, while PT Inka will manufacture the train in Madiun,” Jokowi said in Solo on Saturday.
As for land acquisition problem that always becomes a problem in infrastructure projects, Jokowi called on regional leaders to help the government deal with the issue. According to him, the issue of land acquisition becomes the responsibility of regents and mayors.
ADITYA BUDIMAN