Construction of Java-Sumatra tunnel to begin in 2005
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The government is planning to start the construction of a US$15 billion underground twin tunnel connecting Java and Sumatra early next year, a senior official said on Thursday.

Deputy for infrastructure development of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suyono Dikun said that the project would be financed by a consortium led by European Union investors.

"And by 2008, the project will hopefully be completed," said Suyono, during a seminar on the tunnels, dubbed the Nusantara Tunnel.

"We are also considering the participation of several (Indonesian) state enterprises in the project," he said, hinting that it could include state-owned railway company PT KA, electric company PT PLN, telecommunications company Telkom and petroleum company Pertamina.

To cover required funds of up to US$2 billion for the initial construction and another US$4 million per year for operational and maintenance costs, Suyono further said that there would be a toll of approximately US$20 per vehicle per trip.

The tunnel is planned to be 33 kilometers long, with most of it 40 meters below the ocean bed (averages about 70 meters below sea level) in the Sunda Strait between the Java and Sumatra islands.

Each tunnel will have a cross-section of 8.5 meters in height and 6.5 meters in width, and will contain a railway for two-way electric car trains capable of transporting 15,500 vehicles across the tunnel per day.

Officials of PT Nusantara Tunnel Indonesia (NTI), one of the tunnel's main local investors, presented in the seminar how successful the concept of electric car trains would be for mass transportation, taking the example of the same concept already in use in the Dover Strait Tunnel, commonly referred to as the Channel Tunnel, between France and the British Isles.

Commenting on the construction, State Minister of National Development Planning/Bappenas chairperson Kwik Kian Gie, said that it would be impossible for the government to finance the project by itself.

"The most feasible option is offering the project to investors through a build, operate and transfer (BOT) scheme," he said.

Kwik, also acknowledged how important the project was, citing that it would be essential in connecting Java's main northern route with Sumatra's main highway system.

The tunnels, Kwik continued, would also be an important part of the future "ASEAN route", which is planned to connect the length between Indonesia's Bali and mainland Asia on the Malay peninsula as well as the "Asia route", planned to extend from Bali to Beijing and beyond.

this is a cool project. so later Indonesia can be connected with the rest of ASEAN countries.

Wow, thats awesome. I've ridden the ferry between Java and Sumatra, and they do get very crowded, this would improve things.

I hope this is one piece of the puzzle till the day we can drive from Bangkok to Melbourne! :D

Bangkok to Melbourne is distant dreams... the distant between Australia and Java/Bali is very far indeed!

Meanwhile, I read one Indonesian newspaper that the construction of bridge between Surabaya and the island of Madura is proceeding, and from the photo I can see the bridge is taking shape, it goes out to the sea. China has helped financing this project.

Bangkok to Melbourne is distant dreams... the distant between Australia and Java/Bali is very far indeed!

Meanwhile, I read one Indonesian newspaper that the construction of bridge between Surabaya and the island of Madura is proceeding, and from the photo I can see the bridge is taking shape, it goes out to the sea. China has helped financing this project.
As you can see...China wants to be able to drive to Melbourne too. :D

Heard of the Indon-sg bridge proposal?

Singapore-Indonesia bridge is possible... well never heard though.

But OZ-Indonesia bridge will not happen. Because OZ will be flooded with Indonesians, if so... that is why OZ will reject the idea... also with Australian's notorious discrimination.. believe me, won't happen.

Even without the bridge, Oz is already flooded with Indonesian..(I'm one of them) ehhehhe.. especially in Melbourne..

They teach Bahasa Indonesia in Australian schools, which means that Indonesians have made a big impact in Australian society.

Anyways, there used to be a plan for a Sumatra-Malaysia bridge. It was either shelved or postponed during the monetary crisis.

RI, KL start study for key transmission project
Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

State electricity firm PT PLN and Malaysian state electricity firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) are to start a feasibility study for a power transmission project connecting the two countries.

The project will bring the region one step closer to the realization of a fully integrated power highway among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The two utility companies have selected U.S.-based Shaw Power Technology Inc. to conduct a six-month study in May for the Sumatra-Peninsular Malaysia interconnection project.

"If the project is feasible, we would like to start construction as soon as possible," PLN Eddie Widiono told reporters on Thursday.

Eddie did not say when construction would start, but the project is expected to be completed in 2009. PLN and TNB are splitting the US$982,000 cost of the study equally.

The Sumatra-Peninsular Malaysia interconnection project is to stretch 50 to 60 kilometers from the Malaysian Peninsula to Riau, Sumatra.

Eddie said the project was lucrative, as Sumatra holds massive stores of primary energy such as coal and natural gas to generate power, and would enable the two countries to lower power generation costs and conserve power reserves.

"The project could reduce production and operating costs, support the sharing of rotating reserves and mitigate the demand-supply balance," Eddie said.

Once the two systems are connected, it is also expected to lower the amount of investment needed to build new power plants.

Eddie said PLN may benefit from Malaysia's power reserves in providing an extra supply for Sumatra.

Sumatra is one of six regions in Indonesia that are suffering power shortages. With a capacity of only 1,538 megawatts (MW), its maximum peak load reaches 1,838 MW, leaving the island with a power deficit of 300 MW.

The supply grid system could be used to distribute power to the power-hungry Java-Bali grid once the Sumatra-Java interconnection project is completed.

TNB president Pian Sukro said the interconnection grid would enable Malaysia to export its excessive reserves.

At present, power demand in Malaysia stands at 11,700 MW while it has a supply of 17,000 MW.

"We have surplus reserves of 45 percent, which we can share with our neighbors in ASEAN," Pian said.

Malaysia has an interconnection grid to Singapore and Thailand.

The Sumatra-Peninsular Malaysia project is one of three power projects under the ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study (AIMS) and was approved during the 2003 ASEAN Energy Ministerial Forum in Langkawi, Malaysia. The others are the transmission line project between Sarawak, East Malaysia, and Indonesia's West Kalimantan, and the Vietnam-Laos transmission project.

ASEAN countries have been working on a transnational power supply grid since 1997, and aims to establish a regional electricity grid by 2020.

Aside from the Malaysia-Singapore and Malaysia-Thailand grids, Thailand and Laos have also been connected by transmission lines.

http://www.nusantaratunnel.co.id/

http://www.kompas.com/kompas%2Dcetak/0404/05/daerah/951188.htm

On Kompas Yesterday ( April 21, 2004.), there was ... one whole newspaper page .... illustrating the Nusantara Tunnel

http://www.nusantaratunnel.co.id/versi01/img/background01.gif http://www.nusantaratunnel.co.id/versi01/img/idea01.gif http://www.nusantaratunnel.co.id/versi01/img/idea02.gif http://www.nusantaratunnel.co.id/versi01/img/concept02.gif

http://www.kimpraswil.go.id/humas/media%20massa/April/kr-060404.htm

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6-4-2004 Proyek Jembatan Jawa-Sumatera akan Ditender. Menkimpraswil mengungkapkan, pemerintah akan menyelenggarakan tender internasional untuk menentukan investor yang akan diajak bekerjasama dalam pembangunan proyek jembatan Jawa-Sumatera. Diakui, saat ini ada tiga investor yang berminat untuk mengarap jembatan itu yakni AS, Cina dan Jepang. Menurutnya, pemenangnya nanti akan menjadi penyandang dana mega proyek yang dananya sekitar US$ 4-6 miliar. Ketiga investor yang telah mengajukan proposal itu tidak akan bergabung atau membentuk sebuah konsorsium. Mereka ingin sendiri-sendiri. Karena itu pemerintah harus melakukan proses tender untuk memilih satu diantara ketiga investor ybs. Untuk menjaring investor lokal, dalam waktu dekat pemerintah akan membentuk tim teknis yang bertugas untuk melakukan kajian mengenai kalayakan ekonomi proyek. Dan sebelum dibentuk, pemerintah harus melakukan studi pendahuluan terlebih dulu.

http://www.tempo.co.id/hg/ekbis/2004/03/25/brk,20040325-08,id.html

Awal 2005, Terowongan Penghubung Jawa-Sumatera Mulai Dibangun
25 Maret 2004

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta:Pemerintah memperkirakan pada awal tahun 2005 akan membangun terowongan sepanjang 33 kilometer 40 meter dibawah permukaan laut yang menghubungkan Pulau Jawa dan Sumatera. Total pendanaan sekitar US$ 15 miliar yang akan dibiayai oleh konsorsium Uni Eropa bersama dengan investor lokal, termasuk Pertamina, Perusahaan Gas Negara, PLN, Telkom, Indosat, PT Kereta Api, dan PT Bukit Asam.

Terowongan yang akan dinamakan Terowongan
Nusantara itu direncanakan terdiri dari dua
terowongan kembar yang saling berhubungan dengan
panjang 33 kilometer yang akan dikonstruksi melalui
dua fase. masing-masing terowongan berbentuk elips
ganda dengan sumbu datar sebesar 8,5 meter dan sumbu
vertikal 6,6 meter dan memuat satu lajur dua arah
kereta mobil listrik dengan kapasitas angkut maksimum
sebesar 15.500 satuan mobil penumpang perhari.

Ketebalan tanah di atas terowongan direncanakan
minimum 40 meter, seperti Dover Strait Tunnel.
Kedalaman air laut di bagian atas terowongan maksimum
mencapai 70 meter. Terowongan dibangun dengan tanjakan
maksimum mencapai 2 persen, sedangkan jari-jari
alinyemen horisontal minimum 3.000 meter.

Total dana yang dibutuhkan sekitar US$ 15 miliar yang
berasal dari konsorsium Uni Eropa dan investor lokal.
Sementara pemerintah sendiri tidak akan mengalokasikan
dananya untuk itu.

Untuk fase pertama biaya yang dibutuhkan diperkirakan sekitar US$ 1,5-2 milyar untuk biaya konstruksi dan dan US$ 4 juta pertahun untuk biaya operasi, perbaikan serta perawatan. Hal tersebut mensyaratkan toll free sebesar US$ 20 per satu satuan mobil penumpang per sekali penyeberangan dengan waktu tempuh sekali penyeberagan sekitar 1 jam.

Menteri Negara Perencanaan Pembangunan/Kepala Bappenas
Kwik Kian Gie menyatakan, terowongan tersebut akan
menghubungkan dua koridor penting di Pulau jawa dan
Sumatera, yakni jalur Lintas Timur Sumatera dan Pantai
Utara Jawa."Selain itu dengan terowongan ini
diharapkan mata rantai jalur kereta yang tidak
terputus dari Bali-Jawa-Sumatera-Malaysia-Thailand dan
negara Asia lainnya," katanya di Jakarta, Kamis
(25/3).

Menurut Kwik, pembangunan terowongan itu merupakan
bagian dari pembangunan infrastruktur yang akan
menghubungkan jalur internasional. Pola pendanaan oleh
Konsorsium Uni Eropa dan investor lokal akan
diterapkan dengan pola BOT (Built Operation
Transfer.

Sementara itu, Deputi Infrastruktur Bappenas Suyono
Dikun menyatakan, diperkirakan pembangunan tahap awal
terowongan tersebut sudah dimulai awal tahun depan.
"Mungkin sekitar 2018 terowongan tersebut telah
terealisasi," katanya.

Sebetulnya, kata Suyono, rencana pembanguna terowongan
tersebut telah menjadi wacana sekitar 25 tahun lalu.
Namun rencana tersebut baru bisa direalisasikan dalam
waktu dekat ini. Dia mengakui, konsorsium yang akan
mendanai mega proyek itu berasal dari Uni Eropa yang
bekerja sama dengan investor lokal. "Mengenai
keterlibatan BUMN seperti telkom itu akan
diatur kemudian," ujarnya.

Menurut Suyono, sebetulnya rencana pemerintah selain
membangun terowongan tersebut adalah membangun
jembatan di atas laut. "Daftar investornya (untuk
jembatan) sudah kami terima," katanya. tapi, kata dia,
nantinya akan dipilih apakah akan dibangunterowongan
atau jembatan.

Berarti pembangunan terowongan masih sebatas wacana?
"Kita akan lihat siapa yang akan lebih siap, kita akan
argumentasikan mana yang lebih menguntungkan buat
negara," ujarnya. Nantinya akan dipilih salah satu,
jika akan dibangun terowongan, berarti jembatan tidak
lagi akan dibangun.

kendati demikian Suyono mengakui, prospek pembangunan
terowongan lebih prospektif dan lebih aman. Alasannya,
pembangunan jembatan lebih beresiko."Jembatan lebih
rentan terhadap gempa," katanya.

Sementara itu, PT Nusantara Tunnel Indonesia (PT NTI),
salah satu calon investor yang berminat, dalam
makalahnya mnyebutkan, terowongan yang akan dibangun
tersebut dirancang untuk melewatkan rangkaian
kereta-kereta mobil listrik (electric car
train) yang telah terbukti efektif dipergunakan
sebagai angkutan massal dalam Seiken Tunnel di Tsugaru
Strait, Jepang, yang menghubungkan Pulau Honshu dan
Pulau Hokkaido, serta Dover Strait Tunnel yang
menghubungkan Inggris dan Perancis. Sebagai catatan, kondisi geologi Tsugaru Strait dilaporkan memiliki kemiripan dengan kondisi geologi di Selat Sunda.

Untuk melayani penumpang, demikian dikatakan NTI, akan
disediakan gerbong dtar ( flat car) untuk
selanjutnya ditarik oleh lokomotif listrik melintasi
terowongan itu. Selain berfungsi sebagai jalur kereta,
terowongan akan digunakan untuk melewatkan
fasilitas-fasilitas pipa minyak dan gas, slurry batubara, kabel-kabel listrik tegangan tinggi, dan kabel-kabel telekomunikasi sehingga menjadi terowongan multi fungsi.

Terowongan juga dilengkapi dengan sepasang galeri di
sisi kiri dan kanan jalur kereta yang berfungsi sebagai
galeri perawatan darurat (emergency gallery)
apabila terjadi keadaan darurat dalam terowongan.
Pipa-pipa hidran serta pipa-pipa yang megalirkan gas
CO2 juga disiapkan untuk segera memadamkan api bila
terjadi kebakaran di lorong kereta sementara penumpang
dapat dengan aman menunggu di galeri ini.

Danto - Tempo News Room

I think why this tunnel is ready to be built next year because of the massive cheap tickets from the airlines industry, I tink Kwik kian gie is trying to save the bus/train industry by building this tunnel.


cheers

That's a huge project, but it's amazing to see it proceeding. Incredible integration going on there.

Yeah, it will surely help people from Java to move Sumatra so java wont get crowded by the time its surpassed 150 million !


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They should build more tunnels or bridges then there are no 'boundaries'.

Are there any tunnels in Jakarta or anywhere else in Indonesia now ??

Are there any tunnels in Jakarta or anywhere else in Indonesia now ??

The longest tunnel is only 920m , It is on the railroad track between Jakarta and Bandung, located at Sasaksaat.
Even ... the Dutch Colonial who built it .....

We don't have many experiences on this tunnel thing , hope the Java Sumatera Tunnel will bring us knowledge how to build tunnel ....

Yeah, it will surely help people from Java to move Sumatra so java wont get crowded by the time its surpassed 150 million !


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Yes, I think it's about time that more of the economic development is shared to other islands other than Java...and hopefully this tunnelw will facilitate that.

I thought Jakarta used to plan to build a tunnel somewhere around in Jalan Sudirman before the monetary crisis !!

So if the tunnel builts, will it becomes one of the longest (or maybe the longest) undersea tunnel in the world ??

I think it'll be the 2nd longest, after the one in Europe (can't remember what its called)

Yes .. i think so !!

The one in Europe is connect between England and France

Yes .. i think so !!

The one in Europe is connect between England and France

Actually the 3rd Longest ....

http://www.tempointeraktif.com/majalah/jap/sat-1.html

No. 31/IV/April 06 - April 12, 2004

Science and Technology
Tunnelling Under the Sunda Strait


A tunnel will link the islands of Java and Sumatra, and become the world's third longest undersea railway line.


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IT'S 40 meters under the earth's crust, far beneath the high waves of the Sunda Strait. In the dark tunnel, a train is moving fast. There's no engine rumble, only the hiss of electric motors and friction between steel wheels and rail tracks. Passengers are almost lulled by soft music and cool air in their cabins. At the rear, cargo trucks carry well-strapped cars. The train keeps on hissing, running through the gloom.

This is still a dream, indeed. But it's what Kwik Kian Gie, head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), envisions. Two weeks ago, Kwik announced his grand scheme: construction of an undersea railway line that will connect Java and Sumatra islands.

Linking the two major islands by a submarine tunnel has been a long-time dream. In 1957, President Sukarno posed a challenge to engineers of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB): "Could we penetrate the seabed of Java and then emerge in Sumatra?" queried Sukarno. Sukarno might have been inspired by the Javanese epic hero Antasena, who with his mighty demigod force, drilled through the earth to reign over the ocean.

But Sukarno fell from power and the initiative to build the Antasena tunnel vanished. In 1990, the Agency for Technological Assessment and Applications (BPPT) conducted geological surveys in the Sunda Strait to explore the possibility of realizing this dream, without results. According to Dr. Arie Herlambang, a researcher at BPPT's Environment Technology Study and Application Center, who took part in the surveys, the conclusion was that the extent of complexity involved remained incalculable.

Today, the government seems far better prepared to address the challenge. If all goes well, Bappenas estimates that the first-phase construction of the 32.88-kilometer tunnel will start early next year. And there seems to be no problem with funding. A consortium of European banks and local investors, including state-owned enterprises such as Pertamina, electricity company PLN, Telkom, Indosat, railway company PT Kereta Api and PT Bukit Asam, are reportedly ready to cover the cost, which will reach US$4 billion to US$6 billion (Rp34-51 trillion). "They fund it on a BOT (build, operate, transfer) basis with a concession period of 100 years," said Suyonodikun, the State Minister for National Development Planning's deputy for infrastructure.

Sindur P. Mangkusoebroto, President Director of PT Nusantara Tunnel Indonesia, which will implement this mega-project, affirmed that the tunnel would extend along a safe route. "It's 180 kilometers away from the quake line and 60 kilometers away from Mt. Krakatau," said Sindur.

Planted at a depth of 40 meters under the sea, the twin tunnel, 8.5 meters wide and 6.6 meters high, will span from the western tip of Banten, penetrating the bottom of Merak Island, Tempurang, straight to Lampung. With this construction, out of the 32.88 kilometers, 26.3 kilometers of the railway line will lie beneath the sea.

Owing to the length of the route, only exhaust gas-free electric locomotives can pass through the tunnel. These engines will be pulling cargo trucks and railcars with dozens of cars and hundreds of passengers. The total travel time is estimated at 60 minutes, comprising 15 minutes for loading and boarding, 30 minutes for the trip and 15 minutes for unloading and disembarking. "Train departures from both terminals [Banten and Lampung] are scheduled to take place hourly," Sindur added.

In addition, this tunnel is also designed as a channel for oil and gas pipes, coal, high voltage electric cables and optical fibers for communications. For safety, the tunnel is to be equipped with carbon dioxide pipes, hydrant pipes on both sides and evacuation paths connecting the two-way lanes.

Unquestionably, this is a huge undertaking and will take a very long time to complete. Sindur predicted a minimum of an eight- to 10-year period for the construction, excluding three to five years of planning. And if everything proceeds without a hitch, by 2020 Indonesia will own the third longest submarine tunnel in the world after the Seikan Tunnel in the Seikan Strait, Japan (53.85 kilometers) and the Dover Strait Channel, Britain (50.45 kilometers).

When operational, the Nusantara Tunnel will provide an alternative channel for those served by Merak-Bakauheni ferries, which are now increasingly crowded and inconvenient. When operating normally, this tunnel can accommodate trains carrying 6,000 passenger-car units daily, equivalent to 30,000 passengers, meaning 10.8 million a year. During peak seasons like holidays or the Idul Fitri homebound exodus, the capacity may be boosted to 12,500 passenger car units—equivalent to 62,500 passengers daily. If necessary, the total can still be raised to 15,500 passenger-car units or a daily capacity of 77,500.

All these figures, however, are as yet estimates. Bappenas has made its calculations but the government is studying other possibilities. As indicated by Soenarno, Minister for Resettlement & Regional Infrastructure, building an undersea tunnel is one alternative. "We are considering other options, such as building a bridge or improving the existing ferry facilities," said Soenarno.

Antasena, it seems, needn't hurry just yet about burrowing through the earth.

Agus Hidayat, Rana Akbari Fitriawan (Bandung)

They are building the tunnel now?

They will build the tunnel next year .. if i do not remember wrong !!

should be great if the tunnel also have bullet train like TGV in france ! :D


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Another option:

Sunda Strait Bridge
http://www.wiratman.co.id/p_sunda.jpg

More info at (PDF warning):
http://www.wiratman.co.id/ximages/sunda.pdf

I was thinking to open a thread for this one, but cant find enough resources hehehe

Another option:

Sunda Strait Bridge
http://www.wiratman.co.id/p_sunda.jpg

More info at (PDF warning):
http://www.wiratman.co.id/ximages/sunda.pdf

I was thinking to open a thread for this one, but cant find enough resources hehehe

I personally think .. that we go with BRIDGE rather then TUNNEL ...
U know .. a coorporation from CHina and Europe .... is doing feasibility studies on this .. for the next 2 and 2.5 years .....

afaik tunnel is cheaper than bridge. and due to the nature of strong wind along the strait, bridge might not feasible. but that depends on above study. technology has catch up with the wind now.. i guess.

but i would rather go with bridge. why? because it looks COOL. hahaha.
i want to be able to drive from Aceh to Madura to Bali =)

Just wondering, what the obstacle on building the bridge compare to the tunnel? the wind? sea factors? :?

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I reckon it'll be the wind and the fact that there's an active volcano in between sumatra and java (Krakatau mountain).. so yeah...
it wont be safe if the volcano erupts..

It will be good if there's a bridge connect to Bali island ... :)

It will be good if there's a bridge connect to Bali island ... :)

http://www.flintneill.co.uk/projects/bridges/_java-bal.jpg


http://www.flintneill.co.uk/bridges.html#bridgeB

http://www.asranet.com/members/groups/bridgenews.html

Balinese still reluctant of planning the java-bali bridge : " It will jeopardize our social and culture life " ... because so many people will come / stay and live in Bali ....

What do you think ?

Yeah, The Balinese is still reluctant to let the people from Java entering Bali....

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I think it's good if it depends on the economic factor ..

BTW, the bridge looks great !! :)

Yeah, The Balinese is still reluctant to let the people from Java entering Bali....

cheers

I think they prefer ... Bali-Australia Bridge .... :smile: he he he

actually.. there's already plenty of java ppl living in Bali right now. if there's a good transport system, ppl will work in Bali while still living in Java, no?

LOL
i prefere bali aussie bridge too hehehe
save me air tickets.

Ya .. thats a good idea .. and especially for peple living in Surabaya .. coz the city is close to Bali

yup.
maybe highspeed train to bali
something like TGV
but the land countour might not permitting, though.

If only there was no Asia Financial Crisis ....



The proposed Singapore/Batam bridge is in addition to the Malacca/Rapat/Sumatra bridge project which serves central Sumatra. The proposed Batam/Singapore/Sumatra bridges is intended to serve the South. There is no conflict. The Soutnern bridges will enable the Riau Islands south of Singapore to be connected to the Asian mainland via Singapore and Johore. The three Southern states of Johore, Singapore and the Riau Islands are the direct beneficiaries of the current proposal. With the final connection to Sumatra and then Java, a dynamic Southern Growth Area will be created which will balance China growth.

The Batam/Singapore bridges can be a stand-alone project initially. It will serve as the first phase of an extended system of bridges linking to Sumatra and finally Java. Upon successful completion of phase one and subject to feasibility studies, the bridges can then be extended to connect to southern Sumatra and from there to Java.

The economic and social benefits to both Riau, Sumatra, Singapore and southern Malaysia will be immense. When linked, the whole southern region of insular South East Asia will become a world-class growth area bringing benefits to the whole of Asia especially South-East-Asia. Direct benefits, in the first phase, will be to Singapore, Batam and Johore. Indonesians working in Riau will enjoy enhanced job opportunities and a steady raising of incomes and skills. Transmigration of workers from Indonesia will relieve congestion stresses in Java. Boosts given to investments in tourism, rapid industrialisation and large-scale agri-business in Riau will engender a climate of growth and also increase development opportunity for Johore, Singapore and the Riau Islands. Road linkages will enable access to deep water ports and air-ports in the Singapore/Batam area for transhipment of goods to the rest of the world.

The broadest section in the Singapore-Batam system of bridges is across international shipping lanes south of Lazarus Island on the Singapore side. From this main span, short-span bridges will link to Batu Berhanti, Pulau Sambu and on towards Batam in the South and towards Singapore's Southern Islands in the North.

The cost of the bridges linking Lazarus Island to Batam will be around US$4.0 Billion. The main-span bridge will have a clear span of 2 Km. This is within current technical capability of international bridge builders. The just-completed Akashi Kaiyo bridge near Kobe in Japan has a clear span of 1.99 Km. The Bridge from Italy to Sicily, to be completed in 2006, has a centre span of 3.3 Km. Construction of the Batam/Singapore bridge will be undertaken, as with the other bridges, without interrupting shipping traffic thereby conforming to International Maritime Council's requirements. The lack of seismic conditions is a plus point.

A Consortium led by Indonesian and Singaporean interests will undertake the project. To compensate for the risks and the investment cost of the bridges, 70,000 Ha. of suitable land in the Riau Islands has to be leased to the Consortium with all necessary approvals for rapid commercialisation of the leased lands. The consortium shall have the right to collect bridge and highway tolls. The lease of lands shall not be less than 30+30+30 years. Renewal of leases at each stage shall be to prior-agreed rates.

Construction of the bridges shall be concurrent with phased land and infrastructure developments. Financing of the bridges will be through direct equity capital injection and not loans. Land and infrastructure development shall be financed from proceeds through pre-sale of land and property development.

Upon obtaining In-Principle Approval from the highest authorities in Indonesia and with the agreement of Singapore, a detailed technical and economic study will be initiated by the Consortium and be completed within 9 months. The Singapore side of the short-span bridges leading to the main span will be financed by Singapore investors. The Singapore/Johore second link will form part of the system of bridges. It will be operational well ahead of the proposed development and therefore serve it. Upon final approval from the relevant authorities in Indonesia and Singapore, the bridges can be completed within 4 years. Various reclamation projects and bridges on the Singapore side will have to be undertaken concurrently by Singapore. All the bridges will take a minimum of 4 years to complete. The land developments in Batam will be over a minimum period of 10 years. Several townships and industrial estates will be built. The entire project is intended to be speedily implemented in order to maintain economic initiative in the South East Asian area to balance the tremendous economic growth of China or risk being eclipsed.

Upon successful completion of the Batam/Singapore project, technical feasibility studies for further bridges to link Sumatra can then be started. The final link to Sumatra will offer another spurt of growth, building upon the Batam/Singapore initiative. The link to Java will complete the total project well into the 21st Century. A new era in South East Asian development will then have come about. It will be a triumph of regional co-operation and synergy so well pioneered by Asean. A powerful Southern Growth Area will then become the new reality in Asia.
http://www.akitektenggara.com/ideas/sijori/sijori.htmhttp://www.akitektenggara.com/ideas/sijori/001.jpg

http://www.akitektenggara.com/ideas/sijori/002.jpg

This is a very good plan i reckon .. so people from Singapore can travel to Batam by cars

Any follow up on this?

what about when construction will start?

cheers

Feasibility study by the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) recommends to build a tunnel between Merak and Bakauheni to replace ferry route connecting Java with Sumatra. Cost around US$4 billion, 50% cheaper than a long bridge across the Sunda Strait. ITB to prepare design within three years. Project could start in 2006. 48/02.

Funding for the twin-tube tunnel that will connect Java and Sumatra across the Sunda Strait will come from the government and private parties. The tunnel is to span 33 km and is located 40 m below the seabed. It will be 8.5 m wide and 6.6 m high. Potential investors include state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina, state telecommunications company PT Telkom, state gas company PT Gas Negara, state electricity company PT PLN, telecommunications company PT Indosat, state-owned train operator PT KAI and coal mining company PT Bukit Asam. Several undisclosed consortia from Europe and China have also expressed interest in investing in the project. A feasibility study, which will take two years, is to be conducted soon. The tunnel is expected to be finished by 2015. The strait between Java and Sumatra is one of the busiest sea routes in the country. Some 13 to 20 million people cross the Sunda Strait each year, and this figure is expected to grow. By 2020, the number of cross-strait travellers is estimated to reach 40 million. Cost estimated at USD1.5-2 billion for each tube.

A VERY BIG PROJECTTTT

MAJULAH INDONESIA

AYO MAJU MAJU...

Isnt this a bit dangerous. Being next to a active volcano and a constant moving fault line?

Java-Sumatra bridge news:

Dua Provinsi Akan Bangun Jembatan Selat Sunda
Selasa, 07 Juni 2005 | 15:24 WIB

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta:Pemerintah Provinsi Lampung dan Banten sepakat membangun jembatan yang menghubungkan Selat Sunda. Kerja sama itu ditandatangani oleh gubernur kedua propinsi, Senin (6/6) petang.

Sebelumnya, sempat ada dua wacana yang sama kuat untuk menghubungkan Pulau Sumatera dan Pulau Jawa tersebut, yaitu pembangunan terowongan atau jembatan. "Semula memang kami hampir menandatangani kesepakatan membangun terowongan di Selat Sunda. Namun setelah ada studi terbaru dari Wiratman & Associates, kami sepakat membangun jembatan," kata Asisten Pemprov Lampung
Bidang Ekonomi dan Pembangunan, Harris Hasyim, dalam acara ramah tamah antara kedua provinsi, Senin malam.

Harris mengatakan, adanya sarana penghubung alternatif ini akan sangat menguntungkan kedua provinsi, termasuk bagi provinsi di Sumatera lainnya. "Lancarnya sarana transportasi akan memudahkan hasil bumi dari Sumatera dibawa ke Pulau Jawa," katanya.

Jembatan yang akan dibangun 70 meter di atas permukaan laut dengan lebar 60 meter itu akan dibagi menjadi enam jalur. Masing-masing dua jalur untuk kereta api, kendaraan roda empat, dan roda dua. "Tarifnya sebesar satu setengah kali lipat dari tarif kapal feri saat ini," ungkap Harris.

Sementara itu Gubernur Lampung Sjahroedin ZP mengatakan, bersama Gubernur Banten dia akan mengajukan kepada pemerintah pusat agar program pembangunan jembatan itu menjadi program nasional.

"Sejauh ini investor yang siap menjadi penyandang dana adalah PT Arta Graha. Semoga investor lain, baik dalam maupun luar negeri bisa segera menyusul," kata Sjahroedin. Dalam acara Senin malam turut hadir bos PT Atha Graha, Tommy Winata.

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Java-Sumatra bridge news:

Dua Provinsi Akan Bangun Jembatan Selat Sunda
Selasa, 07 Juni 2005 | 15:24 WIB

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta:Pemerintah Provinsi Lampung dan Banten sepakat membangun jembatan yang menghubungkan Selat Sunda. Kerja sama itu ditandatangani oleh gubernur kedua propinsi, Senin (6/6) petang.

Sebelumnya, sempat ada dua wacana yang sama kuat untuk menghubungkan Pulau Sumatera dan Pulau Jawa tersebut, yaitu pembangunan terowongan atau jembatan. "Semula memang kami hampir menandatangani kesepakatan membangun terowongan di Selat Sunda. Namun setelah ada studi terbaru dari Wiratman & Associates, kami sepakat membangun jembatan," kata Asisten Pemprov Lampung
Bidang Ekonomi dan Pembangunan, Harris Hasyim, dalam acara ramah tamah antara kedua provinsi, Senin malam.

Harris mengatakan, adanya sarana penghubung alternatif ini akan sangat menguntungkan kedua provinsi, termasuk bagi provinsi di Sumatera lainnya. "Lancarnya sarana transportasi akan memudahkan hasil bumi dari Sumatera dibawa ke Pulau Jawa," katanya.

Jembatan yang akan dibangun 70 meter di atas permukaan laut dengan lebar 60 meter itu akan dibagi menjadi enam jalur. Masing-masing dua jalur untuk kereta api, kendaraan roda empat, dan roda dua. "Tarifnya sebesar satu setengah kali lipat dari tarif kapal feri saat ini," ungkap Harris.

Sementara itu Gubernur Lampung Sjahroedin ZP mengatakan, bersama Gubernur Banten dia akan mengajukan kepada pemerintah pusat agar program pembangunan jembatan itu menjadi program nasional.

"Sejauh ini investor yang siap menjadi penyandang dana adalah PT Arta Graha. Semoga investor lain, baik dalam maupun luar negeri bisa segera menyusul," kata Sjahroedin. Dalam acara Senin malam turut hadir bos PT Atha Graha, Tommy Winata.

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Wah .....Great ....
I personnally prefer bridge than .... tunnel ......
but ...
How come only six lanes ...... 2 trains , 2 cars, and 2 bicycle ..... :bash:

SHould have at least ...... 2 trains ... 4 cars , 2 bicycles .... and 2 pedestarian ...!!

Nah ... Gitu Dong ... Oom TW !!!

Bikin .... Project .... yang OK OK Ginih ......
Sekalian ..... Bikin yang ke Bali dong .... :-)

Di Aceh Juga Oom TW dapet project Guedde BE GE TE .... :-)

Hidup Oom TW !!

Oh ya ... sekalian aja ... yg Malaysia Sumatera ..( jembatan selat malaka)......yah .... :-)

Dulu udah mau dibangun ama anak2 nya Pak Harto Tuh .....

The mega projects like these will put Indonesia again in crisis, even if they will be privately funded.

this project is still far from realization.

Yes. I think for Indonesia - being an archipelago, air transportation is more efficient and effective. Instead of building massive bridges, tunnels etc., it's better to improve airstrips.

Ada kabar nggak projek ini?

Kayaknya batal deh
Gak ada duit Indonesia

Jalan kok... cuman selesenya paling 2099.. hehehehe

It is hard to realize and almost impossible to build this..... It's massive-grand-project.... Even JAPAN need 21 years to finish SEIKAN tunnel between HONSHU and HOKKAIDO island....... So, dont know what to say ....... I think build better airport... Give airline a subsidy to reduce tariff ...will improve the transportation between these two major islands... Or, make another city in SUMATRA as a central of economic development in WEST INDONESIA..... SO, SUMATRA ppl will not depend on to JAKARTA so much like today.... See .... almost all the airport in SUMATRAN CAPITAL CITIES, most of its filght were direct to JAKARTA.... Seee.... the small town like PEKANBARU (pop 690,000) has almost 20 flight to JAKARTA....... MEDAN has a lot more, even every hours, flight to JAKARTA.......

If only there was no Asia Financial Crisis ....
http://www.akitektenggara.com/ideas/sijori/001.jpg


wow this is an amazing project. should improve the flow of goods in and out of indonesia. would all the contries in this project be willing to make it?

Itu proyek lebih hebat dari Proyek Akashi Kaiyko dan jembatan penghubung selat sunda bakal lebih panjang dari pontchartain causeway (32KM) jadi kalau proyek itu jadi maka jembatan itu bakal masuk ke Guinness Book donk.

Horee..........

Foto dari Republika hari ini.
http://www.republika.co.id/images_data/h-1.gif

Indra.. signature sama tulisan di bawah avatar loe ngga kompak deh hehehe

Actually, I believe in China there is a 30+ Km long bridge already.

sanhen wrote:
Indra.. signature sama tulisan di bawah avatar loe ngga kompak deh hehehe

Kalo itu mah..... gara-gara Bandwich di rumah saya PAYAH :ohno: kalo internet pake Windows XP. tapi kalo pake Linux Bandwichnya KUENCEE..............NG:runaway: Banget (u.....ps bukan promosi Lho...)

sanhen wrote:
Actually, I believe in China there is a 30+ Km long bridge already.

Ah masa ???? di situs Guinness Book bilang Pontchartain Causeway itu jembatan paling panjang, and kalo Di China ada yang lebih panjang lagi, maka mereka akan menulis rekor baru donk:D

kalau saudara sanhen punya data tentang jembatan itu, tonlong kasih tahu saya ya......:)

mnding jmbatan jawa bali aja...

mnding jmbatan jawa bali aja..

Kedalaman Selat Bali Masih "Tidak Memungkinkan" untuk dijadikan jembatan,

idealnya jembatan lintas pulau itu kedalaman lautnya mulai dari 10m s/d 150m, tetapi sebagian besar selat bali kedalamannya sekitar 235m, kecuali pemerintah mau membuat tiang pancang yang Tinggi........... banget. dan itu akan memerlukan biaya yang TRILIUNAN !

jarak terpendek antara P. Jawa Dengan Bali kurang lebih sekitar 5km, itu berarti minimal ada sekitar 20x2 pilar jembatan (tiap-tiap pliar berjarak 250 meter apabila konstruksinya berupa jembatan gantung) dan mayoritas tinggi pilarnya sekitar 250 meter:eek2: (karena sebagian lagi masuk ke bawah tanah didasar laut.

hmm........ bagaimana ??:?

^^ wooowwww??? scary laah... gitu toh.. alesan nusantara tunnel first..

:( if we wanna make it, we need more people to cross the Sunda Strait...lets make a campaign for milions to travel Java-Sumatra :banana: like world Jump day lol

Java-Sumatra Tunnel Project Cancelled
Tuesday, 31 October, 2006 | 15:58 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Bandung: The undersea railway to connect Java and Sumatra is still far from becoming a reality. The project which is to be completed in 2020 was cancelled due to a lack of financing.

“The Economic condition hasn’t improved,” President Director of the company Sindur P. Mangkusoebroto, which will run the megaproject PT Nusantara Tunnel Indonesia, told Tempo, Monday (30/10).

Sindur said there aren’t many investors who are interested in the project because the number of passengers crossing the Sunda Strait has decreased. “Less than 10,000 passengers per day,” said Sindur.

According to Sindur, what the construction cost is for this double tunnel is natural. It is estimated that a tunnel will cost US$2.5 billion, or between US$4 million and US$6 million for the two tunnels. However, because the volume of ferry users between Java and Sumatra keeps lessening, investors regard it as not beneficial. “Nonetheless, I have offered it everywhere,” he said.

The plan to build the mega-project began two years ago. It will be built in a safe area, 180 kilometers away from the earthquake belt and 60 kilometers from Mount Krakatau. The route which is named ‘Terowongan Nusantara’ (Archipelago Tunnel) will be a crossing alternative in addition to Merak-Bakaheuni which grows more crowded and uncomfortable.

Besides human and car traffic, the tunnel is also designed for the routes of oil & gas, coal, high-voltage electric cable and optic fiber for communication. As regards security, the tunnel is installed by carbon dioxide (CO2) pipes, hydrant pipes at the left and right sides and also an evacuation route which connects the two tunnels.


According to Sindur, delay of this project is not because the addition of airlines routes from West Java and Tangerang to Sumatra. The tunnel construction needs eight to ten years and is prioritized for cargo handling.

Hmm.. I can not find the original thread...
Accidentally I found this when searching Nusantara Tunnel through Google. Interesting website. And interesting to know there exist a company dedicated for this tunnel.

http://www.nusantaratunnel.co.id/

^^ are you blind? lol :|

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=96939&page=4

Projects and Development thread no.9

its not even in the second page

Ooo.. no wonder I cant find it.. I was searching for "Nusantara" hehehe

Moderator... combine thread ini sama yg satu lagi dong.. hehehe.. sorry for the trouble.

Kabarnya maju lagi neh project ini:)

Kabarnya maju lagi neh project ini:)

masa sih maju-mundur ? bukannya udah di cancel, jadinya buat jembatan karena lebih murah meriah....:banana:

Kabarnya maju lagi neh project ini:)

Baru MOU antara dua gub... Tunggu 20 tahun lagi yang jelas...:D

biar cucu ku aja yang liat tunnel nya :D

how about java-australian tunnel...its great project..the funding??
take it from salary indonesia parlement..(MPR-DPR) hows that??

^^ Dari sonopun di ambil gak bakalan cukup ..... :D

Undersea tunnel... is quite expensive project ...

Daripada repot2... mendingin bangun aja airport yang lebih besar di seantero Jawa dan Sumatra...

Dan kurangkan ketergantungan antara Sumatra dengan Jawa and vice versa... dalam berbagai bidang.

Tommy Winata Danai Jembatan Jawa-Sumatera 29 km, Senilai $10M

SERANG - Mimpi untuk menyatukan Jawa dan Sumatera bisa menjadi kenyataan. Rencana pembangunan jembatan yang melintasi selat terpadat di Indonesia itu kemarin diteken oleh Pemda Lampung, Pemda Banten, dan konsorsium yang akan membiayainya.

Proyek raksasa itu akan menelan biaya USD 10 miliar atau sekitar Rp 90 triliun. Dana itu untuk membangun jembatan yang panjangnya diperkirakan 29 kilometer, melintasi Selat Sunda tempat Gunung Krakatau berdiri.

Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) atau nota perjanjian rencana pembangunan Jembatan Selat Sunda (JSS) diteken di Kapal Tunas Wisesa 03 yang berlayar di perairan tempat bakal jembatan itu berdiri. Konsorsium itu terdiri atas Pemprov Banten, Pemprov Lampung, Wiratman & Associates, dan Artha Graha Network. Artha Graha Network yang dipimpin pengusaha Tommy Winata bertindak sebagai penyandang dana.

Menteri Sekretaris Negara (Mensesneg) Hatta Radjasa, Menteri Negara Perencanaan Pembangunan Paskah Suzeta, dan Ketua KPK Taufiequrahman Ruki turut hadir dan memberikan dukungan. Demikian halnya puluhan gubernur se-Jawa dan se-Sumatera. Mereka secara tegas meminta pembangunan JSS segera terlaksana untuk mendukung percepatan pembangunan wilayah, terutama di Sumatera.

Dalam MoA tersebut, para pihak yang terdiri atas Gubernur Banten Rt Atut Chosiyah, Gubernur Lampung Sjachroedin ZP, Ketua DPRD Banten Ady Surya Dharma, Ketua DPRD Lampung Iman Karyadi, Wali Kota Cilegon Tb Aat Syafa’at yang diwakili Wakil Wali Kota Rusli Ridwan, Direktur Wiratman & Associates Prof Wiratman Wangsadinata, serta Direktur Artha Graha Network Tommy Winata, bersama-sama bersepakat membentuk konsorsium yang akan bertanggung jawab dalam pelaksanaan pre-feasibility study (studi awal kelayakan).

Studi tersebut akan melibatkan banyak kalangan, baik perguruan tinggi, lembaga penelitian, konsultan dalam negeri maupun luar negeri, dan masyarakat secara umum. Kajian itu dilakukan tahun ini hingga akhir 2009. "Pendanaan pre-feasibility study ini akan ditanggung konsorsium," tutur Prof Wiratman.

Kajian yang akan dilakukan, lanjutnya, terdiri atas kajian seismologi, vulkanologi, serta hidrologi. Begitu juga kajian terhadap gangguan jika ada tsunami. "Semuanya akan dikaji sehingga data-data lengkap. Untuk kali pertama kami akan melakukan data sekunder, kajian lingkungan, serta analisis dampak lingkungan atau amdal," tuturnya.

"Dari aspek ekonomi, saya meyakini akan lebih murah. Harapannya modal pembangunan kembali dalam jangka waktu 25 tahun. Dan, kami meyakini jembatan lebih aman dibanding terowongan," tegas Wiratman.

Studi kelayakan dilakukan dua hingga tiga tahun. Kemudian dilanjutkan pembangunan fisik jembatan yang dimulai sekitar 2009. Pembangunan fisik diperkirakan memakan waktu 8 tahun.

Dengan panjang sekitar 29 kilometer, jembatan itu akan melintasi tiga pulau kecil di selat tersebut. Dua di antaranya Pulau Sanghyang dan Pulau Ular.

Tommy Winata yang akan memimpin konsorsium pembiyaan mengaku optimistis dengan jembatan itu. Menurut dia, studi jembatan akan memperhitungkan kemungkinan potensi gempa yang sangat rawan di wilayah itu. "Jembatan akan dirancang antigempa dan tsunami," katanya.

Soal pembiayaan, Tommy belum banyak berkomentar. Hanya, disebutkan dalam pembangunan jembatan itu, Tommy bertindak sebagai otot (dana), sementara Wiratman sebagi otak.

Taufiequrahman Ruki, yang turut menghadiri dan mendukung MoA JSS itu meminta pelaku pembangunan tidak main-main dalam pelaksanaan megaproyek tersebut. Sebab, jika berhasil, JSS bisa menjadi simbol kebangkitan Indonesia. "Tapi, saya berharap pembangunannya tidak main-main. Masjid di Aceh aman dari tsunami karena uang pembangunannya tidak dikorupsi. Saya yakin, JSS ini jika tidak dikorupsi juga akan aman," tegasnya yang disambut tepuk tangan.
http://www.jawapos.co.id/index.php?act=detail&id=9346

^^ Moga-moga bener-bener terlaksana...jangan sampe ganti pemerintah-ganti kebijakan lagi...... :ohno: :ohno:

Tommy Winata Danai Jembatan Jawa-Sumatera 29 km, Senilai $10M

SERANG - Mimpi untuk menyatukan Jawa dan Sumatera bisa menjadi kenyataan. Rencana pembangunan jembatan yang melintasi selat terpadat di Indonesia itu kemarin diteken oleh Pemda Lampung, Pemda Banten, dan konsorsium yang akan membiayainya.

Proyek raksasa itu akan menelan biaya USD 10 miliar atau sekitar Rp 90 triliun. Dana itu untuk membangun jembatan yang panjangnya diperkirakan 29 kilometer, melintasi Selat Sunda tempat Gunung Krakatau berdiri.

Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) atau nota perjanjian rencana pembangunan Jembatan Selat Sunda (JSS) diteken di Kapal Tunas Wisesa 03 yang berlayar di perairan tempat bakal jembatan itu berdiri. Konsorsium itu terdiri atas Pemprov Banten, Pemprov Lampung, Wiratman & Associates, dan Artha Graha Network. Artha Graha Network yang dipimpin pengusaha Tommy Winata bertindak sebagai penyandang dana.

Menteri Sekretaris Negara (Mensesneg) Hatta Radjasa, Menteri Negara Perencanaan Pembangunan Paskah Suzeta, dan Ketua KPK Taufiequrahman Ruki turut hadir dan memberikan dukungan. Demikian halnya puluhan gubernur se-Jawa dan se-Sumatera. Mereka secara tegas meminta pembangunan JSS segera terlaksana untuk mendukung percepatan pembangunan wilayah, terutama di Sumatera.

Dalam MoA tersebut, para pihak yang terdiri atas Gubernur Banten Rt Atut Chosiyah, Gubernur Lampung Sjachroedin ZP, Ketua DPRD Banten Ady Surya Dharma, Ketua DPRD Lampung Iman Karyadi, Wali Kota Cilegon Tb Aat Syafa’at yang diwakili Wakil Wali Kota Rusli Ridwan, Direktur Wiratman & Associates Prof Wiratman Wangsadinata, serta Direktur Artha Graha Network Tommy Winata, bersama-sama bersepakat membentuk konsorsium yang akan bertanggung jawab dalam pelaksanaan pre-feasibility study (studi awal kelayakan).

Studi tersebut akan melibatkan banyak kalangan, baik perguruan tinggi, lembaga penelitian, konsultan dalam negeri maupun luar negeri, dan masyarakat secara umum. Kajian itu dilakukan tahun ini hingga akhir 2009. "Pendanaan pre-feasibility study ini akan ditanggung konsorsium," tutur Prof Wiratman.

Kajian yang akan dilakukan, lanjutnya, terdiri atas kajian seismologi, vulkanologi, serta hidrologi. Begitu juga kajian terhadap gangguan jika ada tsunami. "Semuanya akan dikaji sehingga data-data lengkap. Untuk kali pertama kami akan melakukan data sekunder, kajian lingkungan, serta analisis dampak lingkungan atau amdal," tuturnya.

"Dari aspek ekonomi, saya meyakini akan lebih murah. Harapannya modal pembangunan kembali dalam jangka waktu 25 tahun. Dan, kami meyakini jembatan lebih aman dibanding terowongan," tegas Wiratman.

Studi kelayakan dilakukan dua hingga tiga tahun. Kemudian dilanjutkan pembangunan fisik jembatan yang dimulai sekitar 2009. Pembangunan fisik diperkirakan memakan waktu 8 tahun.

Dengan panjang sekitar 29 kilometer, jembatan itu akan melintasi tiga pulau kecil di selat tersebut. Dua di antaranya Pulau Sanghyang dan Pulau Ular.

Tommy Winata yang akan memimpin konsorsium pembiyaan mengaku optimistis dengan jembatan itu. Menurut dia, studi jembatan akan memperhitungkan kemungkinan potensi gempa yang sangat rawan di wilayah itu. "Jembatan akan dirancang antigempa dan tsunami," katanya.

Soal pembiayaan, Tommy belum banyak berkomentar. Hanya, disebutkan dalam pembangunan jembatan itu, Tommy bertindak sebagai otot (dana), sementara Wiratman sebagi otak.

Taufiequrahman Ruki, yang turut menghadiri dan mendukung MoA JSS itu meminta pelaku pembangunan tidak main-main dalam pelaksanaan megaproyek tersebut. Sebab, jika berhasil, JSS bisa menjadi simbol kebangkitan Indonesia. "Tapi, saya berharap pembangunannya tidak main-main. Masjid di Aceh aman dari tsunami karena uang pembangunannya tidak dikorupsi. Saya yakin, JSS ini jika tidak dikorupsi juga akan aman," tegasnya yang disambut tepuk tangan.
http://www.jawapos.co.id/index.php?act=detail&id=9346

Woooww.... om T.W beraksi...
pasti terjalan ni project! good news...

^^
iya jadi....
ntar di entry tunnel-nya dijaga ama staff pake kacamata item ama jas panjang :D :D: :D :jk:
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Kamis, 04/10/2007
Kandungan local jembatan Selat Sunda capai 50%

MERAK: Konsorsium pengembang jembatan Selat Sunda menjamin pemakaian sumber daya muatan lokal akan mencapai 50% dalam pembangunan proyek bernilai US$10 miliar tersebut.

Namun, penggunaan tenaga ahli asing dan barang impor tidak terelakan karena terbatas sumber daya lokal yang ada untuk memenuhi kebutuhan proyek itu.

Chairperson Wiratman&Associates, Wiratman Wangsadinata, mengatakan muatan lokal bisa diserap sekitar 50%, selebihnya harus diimpor karena tingginya teknologi yang dipakai untuk proyek itu.

"Yang pasti kendali proyek itu ada pada kita karena kita cukup mampu untuk itu. Tapi pemakaian tenaga asing tidak bisa dihindari karena terbatasnya tenaga ahli yang kita miliki," katanya di sela-sela penandatanganan nota perjanjian (memorandum of agreement/MoA) proyek itu, kemarin.

Sejumlah pihak yang terlibat dalam kerja sama proyek pembangunan jembatan Selat Sunda menandatangani nota kesepakatan proyek bernilai US$10 miliar tersebut.

Gubernur Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah, Gubernur Lampung Sjachroedin Z.P., pengusaha Tommy Winata, Wiratman dari Wiratman&Associates melakukan penandatanganan nota perjanjian, di atas kapal Tunas Wisesa 03 dalam perjalanan di perairan Selat Sunda.

Dalam kesempatan itu hadir pula Menteri Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Kepala Bappenas Paskah Suzetta, Mensesneg Hatta Radjasa hadir mewakili Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, dan juga Gubernur Sumatra Selatan Sjahrial Oesman.

Untuk tahap awal akan dilakukan studi kelayakan awal oleh Wiratman&Associates bersama dengan jasa teknik yang diperkirakan akan menghabiskan dana US$190 juta.

Pekerjaan itu diproyeksikan selesai sekitar 2009 dengan tahap konstruksi pada 2012.

Gubernur Banten mengatakan proyek itu didukung penuh Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dengan mengutus Mensesneg dan Kepala Bappenas.

DPRD mendukung

Sementara itu, Koordinator Ketua DPRD se-Sumatra dan Jawa, Ade Priyatna, mengatakan eksekutif dan legislatif di wilayah itu sepakat mendukung penuh pengembangan jembatan Selat Sunda.

Pasalnya, proyek itu bernilai strategis yang mencakup kepada kepentingan sekitar 180 juta jiwa penduduk yang dalam dalam jangkauan proyek itu.

"Bisa saja proyek didukung melalui anggaran daerah yang dialokasi secara kolektif dalam beberapa tahun ke depan," katanya.

Sementara itu, Paskah mengatakan proyek itu dikembangkan dengan format kerja sama pemerintah dengan swasta dalam upaya mempercepat pengembangan integrasi lalu lintas darat antara Jawa dan Sumatra.

Dalam hal itu, pemerintah masih mencari format untuk pengadaan anggaran bagi proyek itu. "Apakah penyediaan melalui APBN atau sepenuhnya swasta. ini masih digodok keputusannya. Yang jelas ini proyek penting."

Sebelumnya diberitakan, Artha Graha Group, yang dikendalikan pengusaha Tommy Winata, menggandeng Wiratman&Associates untuk melakukan studi kelayakan awal bagi pengembangan proyek jembatan Selat Sunda dengan investasi mencapai US$10 miliar.

Heka W. Hertanto, Corporate Communication Manager Artha Graha Group, mengatakan pihaknya diminta pemda se-Jawa dan Sumatra untuk melakukan studi kelayakan awal untuk memulai kembali rencana pembangunan wahana Selat Sunda untuk kepentingan strategis jangka panjang bagi perekonomian nasional.

Hal itu, tambahnya, juga tindak lanjut dari permintaan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono agar dilakukan percepatan pembangunan jembatan Selat Sunda pada 4 September 2007. (irsad.sati@bisnis.co.id)

Oleh Irsad Sati
Bisnis Indonesia

bisnis.com

iya jadi....
ntar di entry tunnel-nya dijaga ama staff pake kacamata item ama jas panjang :

hehehehehe.... securitynya pasti ok punya...

2025 lampung n banten calon berkembang pesat kena cipratan dari Jakz

btw.. pd realize kan kalo beritanya di taro di thread Java Sumatera tunnel?

^^ iyah...si Gabrielle salah posting tuh...:lol::lol: