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Indonesia now accepts that their LRT totally fucked up without China's help.
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Indonesia’s Greater Jakarta LRT launch delayed once more to prioritise safety
Indonesia’s Greater Jakarta LRT launch delayed once more to prioritise safety
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, more popularly known as Jokowi, visiting a station on the Greater Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT) system on Aug 3, 2023. (Photo: Facebook/Presiden Joko Widodo)
04 Aug 2023 04:51PM
JAKARTA: Following the discovery of several issues with Indonesia’s Greater Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT), the launch of the long-awaited megaproject has been pushed back to the end of the month, with authorities citing the need to prioritise safety.
The LRT was supposed to be launched on Aug 18, after many prior delays.
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According to Kompas, Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said on Thursday (Aug 3) that President Joko Widodo had advised for the Greater Jakarta LRT system to officially operate only after a successful trial.
"We asked the president for advice … (and he said to continue) the trial. When the trial is successful, then we will (begin operations)," he reportedly said.
He added that the megaproject could be launched on Aug 20 or Aug 30.
‘I was very anxious’: Experts voice concern as work on Jakarta MRT expands into historical sites
The Greater Jakarta LRT system will reportedly have a 44km line with three tracks. Greater Jakarta, or Jabodetabek, is a large metropolitan area covering Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi.
According to the Jakarta Post, Mr Widodo - better known as Jokowi - said in a statement on Thursday that there is no need to rush the opening of the Greater Jakarta LRT system to the public as safety must be prioritised.
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He also said that it is acceptable if there are initially some problems in the operation of the LRT system as it is Indonesia’s first fully homegrown infrastructure project.
"Don't expect the operation to be perfect … All of it is made by us. So, if there are any deficiencies, we should understand,” he was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying in the statement.
According to him, the trains were locally manufactured by state-owned producer INKA, while the construction was done by state-owned firm Adhi Karya.
Jokowi also assured that any problems that emerge would be fixed, especially those related to safety.
Meanwhile, Mr Budi reportedly said that the government had involved experienced consultants and followed the applicable standards in designing the LRT.
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The Public Works and Housing Ministry has also approved the design and construction of the project, he added.
In a Bisnis report on Thursday, Indonesia Transportation Society (MTI) Railway and Intercity Transportation Forum Chairperson Aditya Dwi Laksana said that the operational delay of the Greater Jakarta LRT is not a problem.
He said that the safety and smooth operation of the LRT must be prioritized, instead of rushing to catch up with Indonesia’s independence day celebration on Aug 17, the day before the LRT was supposed to be launched.
This launch postponement is in addition to multiple delays in the past. The LRT was first scheduled to begin operations last year, and then in June of this year, according to the Jakarta Post.
The limited public trial run was also later postponed to Aug 5. It was initially planned to resume on Jul 29 after it was suspended to make software improvements and fix system glitches,
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Local media, including Kompas, reported that there were several problems that eventually caused the LRT launch to be postponed again. Among the problems is a design error of the bridge connecting the LRT track.
This issue was revealed on Monday by Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo in an accidentally streamed Youtube video. According to the Jakarta Post, Mr Kartika said that the bridge connecting the LRT track in Kuningan to Gatot Subroto Street is poorly designed.
He claimed that Adhi Karya had built the bridge without testing the turning angle of the trains, resulting in a problematically narrow track.
"The train (can only) run really slow (when passing the bridge), only 20 kilometres per hour. If the bridge was built wider, the train could turn at a higher speed," he reportedly said, adding that miscommunications had occurred between the construction firm and other companies involved.
Indonesia’s Greater Jakarta LRT launch delayed once more to prioritise safety
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, more popularly known as Jokowi, visiting a station on the Greater Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT) system on Aug 3, 2023. (Photo: Facebook/Presiden Joko Widodo)
04 Aug 2023 04:51PM
JAKARTA: Following the discovery of several issues with Indonesia’s Greater Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT), the launch of the long-awaited megaproject has been pushed back to the end of the month, with authorities citing the need to prioritise safety.
The LRT was supposed to be launched on Aug 18, after many prior delays.
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According to Kompas, Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said on Thursday (Aug 3) that President Joko Widodo had advised for the Greater Jakarta LRT system to officially operate only after a successful trial.
"We asked the president for advice … (and he said to continue) the trial. When the trial is successful, then we will (begin operations)," he reportedly said.
He added that the megaproject could be launched on Aug 20 or Aug 30.
‘I was very anxious’: Experts voice concern as work on Jakarta MRT expands into historical sites
The Greater Jakarta LRT system will reportedly have a 44km line with three tracks. Greater Jakarta, or Jabodetabek, is a large metropolitan area covering Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi.
According to the Jakarta Post, Mr Widodo - better known as Jokowi - said in a statement on Thursday that there is no need to rush the opening of the Greater Jakarta LRT system to the public as safety must be prioritised.
Advertisement
He also said that it is acceptable if there are initially some problems in the operation of the LRT system as it is Indonesia’s first fully homegrown infrastructure project.
"Don't expect the operation to be perfect … All of it is made by us. So, if there are any deficiencies, we should understand,” he was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying in the statement.
According to him, the trains were locally manufactured by state-owned producer INKA, while the construction was done by state-owned firm Adhi Karya.
Jokowi also assured that any problems that emerge would be fixed, especially those related to safety.
Meanwhile, Mr Budi reportedly said that the government had involved experienced consultants and followed the applicable standards in designing the LRT.
Advertisement
The Public Works and Housing Ministry has also approved the design and construction of the project, he added.
In a Bisnis report on Thursday, Indonesia Transportation Society (MTI) Railway and Intercity Transportation Forum Chairperson Aditya Dwi Laksana said that the operational delay of the Greater Jakarta LRT is not a problem.
He said that the safety and smooth operation of the LRT must be prioritized, instead of rushing to catch up with Indonesia’s independence day celebration on Aug 17, the day before the LRT was supposed to be launched.
This launch postponement is in addition to multiple delays in the past. The LRT was first scheduled to begin operations last year, and then in June of this year, according to the Jakarta Post.
The limited public trial run was also later postponed to Aug 5. It was initially planned to resume on Jul 29 after it was suspended to make software improvements and fix system glitches,
Advertisement
Local media, including Kompas, reported that there were several problems that eventually caused the LRT launch to be postponed again. Among the problems is a design error of the bridge connecting the LRT track.
This issue was revealed on Monday by Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo in an accidentally streamed Youtube video. According to the Jakarta Post, Mr Kartika said that the bridge connecting the LRT track in Kuningan to Gatot Subroto Street is poorly designed.
He claimed that Adhi Karya had built the bridge without testing the turning angle of the trains, resulting in a problematically narrow track.
"The train (can only) run really slow (when passing the bridge), only 20 kilometres per hour. If the bridge was built wider, the train could turn at a higher speed," he reportedly said, adding that miscommunications had occurred between the construction firm and other companies involved.
State firm doing the construction. Jokowi still thinks businesses are bad for the economy.
If they had accepted nippon help none of these would happen. After all they are once part of greater prosperity circle.
Bangkok simply allowed private sector to develop its mrt's. Many use Japanese equipments.
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Drama king... acting mah... to get attention and make himself useful and more people to vote for him...
Drama queens? Like U? The resident Fuckeins chicon plps fuckwit eunuch? Why would Joko need to be a drama queen when he no longer needs votes?
Eh... go to Satan @Devil Within mortuary hot soup stall in Hospital Mort Rd... he served road accident carcass leg soup death people... free for you... on me...
Your master emperor Xi loves to fuck retarded faggot commiecunts like you. So you always open your backside big big for your master emperor Xi to poke deep deep. LOL1...
Thai and Nippon are good friends for many generations liao
ccp gives up on africa liao. 100-year old antique angmoh railway built by 5-eye british empire will be recommissioned as the main rail transport. this only proves that angmoh is da best!
Fri, August 4, 2023 at 6:27 AM PDT
By Elias Biryabarema
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has begun restoring a branch of a century-old, British-built railway line that is expected to cut the cost of shipping goods to the country's north, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, a railway spokesperson said.
The line, which has been out of use for roughly 40 years, is part of the East Africa rail network that stretches from Kenya's Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa. It was built by Kenya and Uganda's former colonial ruler Britain around the beginning of the 20th-century.
"Our ambition is to move all long-distance bulk cargo transportation onto rail from roads in a few years because rail is cheaper in terms of cost and time," John Linnon Sengendo, spokesman for state-run Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) told Reuters.
Uganda decided to revamp the old network after plans to build a separate modern standard gauge railway (SGR) failed to secure financing from China.
Early this year Uganda terminated a contract with China Harbour and Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) to build the $2.2 billion SGR and is seeking a new contractor.
Meanwhile, Sengendo said China Road and Bridge Corporation(CRBC) would restore the old line over the course of two years at a cost of 200 billion shillings ($55.48 million) provided by the Ugandan government.
The 382 km (237 mile) section of the line to be repaired connects Tororo town in Uganda's east near the border with Kenya and terminates at a logistics hub in Gulu in Uganda's north near the border with South Sudan.
The European Union funded construction of the Gulu hub, completed in late 2021, as part of the effort to revamp Uganda's railway network, which fell into disrepair during the country's economic collapse in 1970s and early 80s.
Ugandan officials hope once the link is restored, rail will replace trucks in shipping transit goods to South Sudan and northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Last week, Kenya's and Uganda's transport ministers said they would accelerate another project to build a standard gauge railway to link Naivasha in Kenya and Uganda's capital Kampala.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/uganda-reopen-century-old-rail-132747911.html
Uganda to reopen century-old rail link after China fails to fund new line
Elias BiryabaremaFri, August 4, 2023 at 6:27 AM PDT
By Elias Biryabarema
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has begun restoring a branch of a century-old, British-built railway line that is expected to cut the cost of shipping goods to the country's north, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, a railway spokesperson said.
The line, which has been out of use for roughly 40 years, is part of the East Africa rail network that stretches from Kenya's Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa. It was built by Kenya and Uganda's former colonial ruler Britain around the beginning of the 20th-century.
"Our ambition is to move all long-distance bulk cargo transportation onto rail from roads in a few years because rail is cheaper in terms of cost and time," John Linnon Sengendo, spokesman for state-run Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) told Reuters.
Uganda decided to revamp the old network after plans to build a separate modern standard gauge railway (SGR) failed to secure financing from China.
Early this year Uganda terminated a contract with China Harbour and Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) to build the $2.2 billion SGR and is seeking a new contractor.
Meanwhile, Sengendo said China Road and Bridge Corporation(CRBC) would restore the old line over the course of two years at a cost of 200 billion shillings ($55.48 million) provided by the Ugandan government.
The 382 km (237 mile) section of the line to be repaired connects Tororo town in Uganda's east near the border with Kenya and terminates at a logistics hub in Gulu in Uganda's north near the border with South Sudan.
The European Union funded construction of the Gulu hub, completed in late 2021, as part of the effort to revamp Uganda's railway network, which fell into disrepair during the country's economic collapse in 1970s and early 80s.
Ugandan officials hope once the link is restored, rail will replace trucks in shipping transit goods to South Sudan and northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Last week, Kenya's and Uganda's transport ministers said they would accelerate another project to build a standard gauge railway to link Naivasha in Kenya and Uganda's capital Kampala.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/uganda-reopen-century-old-rail-132747911.html
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