KONTAN.CO.ID - The government will close about 1,000 railway crossings from Jakarta to Surabaya to make way for the medium-speed rail project connecting Jakarta with Surabaya, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said. The project will use existing railway tracks. “The project will use the existing rail tracks. This means we must eliminate some of the railway crossings,” said Budi over the weekend as reported by kompas.com. To eliminate the railway crossings to help trains move along with fewer barriers, the government will construct overpasses or underpasses, the minister added.
1,000 railway crossings to be closed
KONTAN.CO.ID - The government will close about 1,000 railway crossings from Jakarta to Surabaya to make way for the medium-speed rail project connecting Jakarta with Surabaya, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said. The project will use existing railway tracks. “The project will use the existing rail tracks. This means we must eliminate some of the railway crossings,” said Budi over the weekend as reported by kompas.com. To eliminate the railway crossings to help trains move along with fewer barriers, the government will construct overpasses or underpasses, the minister added.