Solo The Transportation Ministry has officially started the construction of the Solo – Semarang phase 1 double-track elevated railway for the Solo Balapan – Kalioso segment along 10 kilometers spoor (Km’sp), or 1.8 kilometers.

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi affirmed that the railway construction is the longest elevated rail construction plan in Indonesia that is expected to overcome congestion at the Joglo Intersection crossing, Surakarta.

“Traffic at the Joglo Intersection is very packed. With this arrangement, we hope that the elevated railway would be able to solve road traffic problems and train movement,” Sumadi stated at the groundbreaking for the Solo Balapan – Kalioso Double Track in Surakarta, Saturday.

Sumadi explained that his ministry had collaborated along with the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), Central Java provincial government, and Surakarta city government to develop railroad crossings at the Joglo Intersection.

The first arrangement was to build a 1.8-km elevated double-track train by the Directorate General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation.

The design of the flyover bridge’s construction adopts the local wisdom that exists in Solo, specifically in Batik Sidomukti, Klewer Market, and Keraton.

The Solo Balapan – Kalioso double-track project was built at a cost of some Rp920 billion through cash and the State Sharia Securities (SBSN).

The construction is targeted to be completed by the end of 2023.

Secondly, the PUPR Ministry will construct a national road underpass connecting the Ki Mangunsarkoro Street and Sumpah Pemuda Street underneath the elevated railroad.

Thirdly, land acquisition for provincial and district and city roads will be conducted by the Central Java provincial government and the Solo city government.

Source: Antara News