Java Gets a Transformative New Road
In 1995, construction started on the 1,167-km Trans Java Toll Road, designed to transform the country, running from Merak in the western province of Banten to Banyuwangi in East Java. Disruptions like the Asian Financial Crisis of 1998 and the global meltdown of 2008 have delayed completion.
It has taken 23 years to build the tollway in dozens of section…
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