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Bridge and overpass building in Indonesia

Indonesia will benefit from new bridges, underpasses and flyovers being built during 2018. The country’s Ministry of Public Works and People's Housing has plans to build 174 bridges as well as 18 underpasses and flyovers. The various projects have an average price of nearly US$12 million. Some of the more important bridge projects include the Holtekamp Bridge in Papua, Riau’s Siak 2 Bridge and Maluku’s Wear Arafura Bridge. Meanwhile in Bali, the new Ngurah Rai Underpass will be built while in Aceh, a 900m f
May 29, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Indonesia will benefit from new bridges, underpasses and flyovers being built during 2018. The country’s Ministry of Public Works and People's Housing has plans to build 174 bridges as well as 18 underpasses and flyovers. The various projects have an average price of nearly US$12 million. Some of the more important bridge projects include the Holtekamp Bridge in Papua, Riau’s Siak 2 Bridge and Maluku’s Wear Arafura Bridge. Meanwhile in Bali, the new Ngurah Rai Underpass will be built while in Aceh, a 900m flyover is planned and for Palembang, there are plans for two flyovers, with one measuring 650m and the other 450m.

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