REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that construction of Sunda Strait Bridge that would connect Java and Sumatra should be built by Indonesia people. The trust is given after some national infrastructures, such as Bali toll road showed a satisfactory result.

"President has set that the bridge construction needs to use Indonesia's ideas. It means that it has to use Indonesian engineers, local designs and expected to be national icon," Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Hatta Rajasa said on Thursday.

Rajasa explained that many foreign investors; such as South Korea and China wanted to take part in this project. They are eager to help the technology. However, President has said that Sunda Strait Bridge construction should be conducted by Indonesian people.

Bridge's construction needs cost of 200 trillion IDR and not going to use state's budget. It will be taken by state owned enterprises and private companies.

Rajasa hopes that feasibility study of Sunda Strait Bridge will be completed in 2014, so that construction process can begin soon.

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