BANDUNG. The mayor of West Java’s provincial capital of Bandung, Ridwan Kamil, has said that the construction of the high-speed railway connecting Bandung and Jakarta is set to be completed in 2020, a year later than initially planned. "I have met [President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo], who indicated that the railway would be operational in 2020," he said on Thursday. The ground-breaking ceremony for the railway, which is being constructed in cooperation with the Chinese government, was held in January 2016, but the US$5.9 billion project got off to a slow start. Construction was initially to start in late August.
Bandung high-speed railway to finish in 2020
BANDUNG. The mayor of West Java’s provincial capital of Bandung, Ridwan Kamil, has said that the construction of the high-speed railway connecting Bandung and Jakarta is set to be completed in 2020, a year later than initially planned. "I have met [President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo], who indicated that the railway would be operational in 2020," he said on Thursday. The ground-breaking ceremony for the railway, which is being constructed in cooperation with the Chinese government, was held in January 2016, but the US$5.9 billion project got off to a slow start. Construction was initially to start in late August.