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Indonesian projects due

A string of road and highway contracts are due to be put out to tender in Indonesia shortly.
March 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A string of road and highway contracts are due to be put out to tender in Indonesia shortly. In all some 6,000km of National Road improvement works will be put out to tender in East Timor. A further 1,000km of tolled roads will be developed under the transport plan set out by the Indonesian Public Works Ministry for East Timor. Plans are also being made for new bridges along the routes of the roads. For the moment no details have emerged regarding the tenders for planned projects but these are expected in due course.

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