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Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two partners from the Republic of Korea to develop a light rail transit (LRT) system connecting I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport and Bali city’s centre. The project will be carried out under a partnership among Indonesia’s state-owned construction firm Nindya Karya, Korea Rail Network Authority (KRNA) and Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation (KIND). It will cost an estimated 5 trillion IDR, or 400 million USD. The LRT will span 4.78 kilometers with four stations between a would-be satellite terminal in Kuta, Bali’s tourist epicenter, and the airport, said Nindya Karya acting president director Haedar A. Karim. The project will look like Jakarta Metro Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Haedar said, adding that it will be built 30 metres below surface level. He also noted that the construction will start about three months after the MoU signing and the project will be … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s light rail transit system to reduce traffic jam in Bali

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