Work on a 39km toll road linking Pemalang with Batang in Indonesia is expected to start in mid-2012, although the finance structure is still being established.
February 23, 2012
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Indonesia toll projects Work on a 39km toll road linking Pemalang with Batang in Indonesia is expected to start in mid-2012, although the finance structure is still being established.
The Indonesian government is courting private investment and encouraging bids for major projects on Madura, an island off the northeastern coast of Java, another island. Madura is part of the East Java province and is separated from Java by the narrow Strait of Madura. The first project would be a 15.3km toll bridge costing likely around US$160 million which would allow access to a planned port, said Herman Hidayat, acting head of the Surabaya-Madura Development Agency.
Public consultation started this month for the proposed US$4.16 billion Western Distributor toll road project in Australia's Victoria state.
The latest planes include options for either a short or long tunnel to connect Distributor to the West Gate Freeway.
Victoria state government will spend $1.54 billion onthe project but no money is coming from the federal government.
Transurban, the project's developer, said the shorter tunnel will have its entrance built in the Hyde Street Reserve.
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