GOVERNMENT CARRIES OUT FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TOLL BRIDE ACROSS SUNDA STRAIT

From: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter | Date: September 23, 1996 | Copyright information

GOVERNMENT CARRIES OUT FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TOLL BRIDE ACROSS SUNDA STRAIT. President Soeharto has instructed the Minister of Public Works and the Head of the BPPT (Technological Assessment and Application Agency) to make an in-depth study and a detailed design for a toll bridge across the Sunda Strait. The bridge is supposed to cross small isl...

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