VIVAnews -Japan's leading Companies engaged in construction, maintenance and management of the streets of metropolitan areas, Metropolitan Expressway co. Ltd. (MEX) will enhance cooperation with Indonesia.
Companies that have experience for 50 years in the management of urban technology with a solid population conditions and cutting edge traffic control system that offers cooperation in technology transfer and the related increase in human resources management of Expressway.
According to the Chairman & CEO of the Metropolitan Expressway co. Ltd., Keiichiro Hashimoto, increased cooperation is characterized by the opening of representative offices MEX in Jakarta. He said, the opening of the first foreign representative offices to show their desire to increase the construction and management of metropolitan roads in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta.
This plan is the continuation of the cooperation that has already started since 12 years ago in the form of delivery experts manage your way through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
"We hope the expertise and experience of our half-century in managing metropolitan streets and resolve the problem of congestion in Tokyo and surrounding areas, can provide benefits to the settlement of the problem of congestion in Jakarta. Also for the repair of the highway is already aged 20 years and the implementation of the asset management system for highway safety, "said Keiichiro Hashimoto in Jakarta, Monday, July 18, 2011.
Keiichiro reveals, in Indonesia, MEX also became part of the formation of the Consortium and cooperation Team study of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to draw up a "Master Plan for Establishing the Priority of the Metropolitan Area for Investment and industry in Jabodetabek Area".
"We will create the Jakarta Metropolitan Area's Vision 2030 and create a masterplan to 2020, as well as identify priority projects in which our company was responsible for the planning of the road," as the star.
As the capital, he said, Jakarta is the capital of a large metropolitan area like mega Tokyo. In addition, the railway system in Jakarta is still under development, and more than 90% of the traffic means it depends on highway transport.
"Although they have set up several Freeway but Jakarta is still troubled with chronical congestion. However, we believe that we have experience with, this cooperation will be beneficial to the residents in Jakarta, "he's obviously.
According to Keiichiro, urban Highway conditions Jakarta now has almost reached the age of 20 years, there is some damage to the structure. He believed, with his company's latest technology can help ensure the security of Tolls in Jakarta.
"Furthermore, our maintenance technology bridge can also be applied extensively to any structure of the bridge. Regardless of whether it was built in urban areas or not, "he explained.
Until recently, MEX has run the foreign cooperation in four different events. Four activities that the placement of experts for the JICA study visits, facilitating appeals from various countries to Japan, establishing cooperation with foreign organizations related to local government or private companies, and provides business consulting services. (umi)
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