Indonesia, S.Korea in talks over Bali LRT, Jakarta MRT

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi (left) and South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Park Tae Sung speak on June 14, 2021, when they met to discuss partnership opportunities in transportation development projects at the ministry in Jakarta.- Kemenhub

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesian officials are in talks with their South Korean counterparts on developing the second phase of the Bali light rail transit (LRT) and the fourth phase of the Jakarta MRT, in the country’s move to explore collaboration with its long-standing development partner on new projects.

The Transportation Ministry said on Monday (June 14) in a statement that the Bali provincial administration and Korea National Railway (KNR) were conducting a feasibility study on the second phase of the Bali LRT that would connect Seminyak and Mengwitani, both in Badung regency.