Local media reported that the West Java provincial administration has prepared a location for a reclamation project for the seaward portion of the new port. A new islet will be created to form a breakwater, inside which the port will be located.
“The new islet is in the form of a U, the inside of which will be the seaport. The plan has been made,” said the economic and development assistant to the West Java provincial administration, Deny Juanda Puradimaja.
The Patimban seaport project will comprise two parts, one to be developed on the new 350ha U islet and the other on a 250ha to 300ha plot of land, Deny added.
The two parts will be connected by two bridges, Deny said, adding that construction of the bridges would not disrupt the mangroves in nearby areas.
Meanwhile, the environmental impact analysis (Amdal) document is being finalized by the Environment and Forestry Ministry, and the West Java administration and the West Java Legislative Council have revised Bylaw No. 22/2010 paving the way to make the space required for the development of the port, Deny said.
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