SUMATRA-JAVA LINKAGE PROJECT OF FEASIBILITY, Sohei Matsuno, at IBA University, Palembang, Indonesia | 4 September 2012
According to the mass media, Indonesia is about to commence SSB Project either having its financial frame revised or not. In fact, however, the Project is not only financially but technically infeasible. A past bridge project in Japan of a shorter span (2000 m) and easier criteria than SSB proves it by being in financial difficulties. Having reflected it, a bridge project in Italy of a longer span (3300 m) but easier criteria was abandoned. Everybody must realize that construction of 2700-m span...