Indonesian construction works delayed


Delays: A general view of Jakarta’s mass rapid transit construction site on a busy street in Jakarta. Investors hoping for President Jokowi to speed up infrastructure works have been disappointed by delays. – EPA

JAKARTA: Investors hoping for President Joko Widodo to speed work on Indonesia’s infrastructure projects have been disappointed, with a plan for a US$2bil airport railway line in the capital spotlighting the delays and bureaucratic infighting involved.

Nearly half the 10 projects to which Widodo gave priority when he took office last year are languishing for lack of cooperation among ministries he has been unable to whip into line.

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