Asian Games 2018, Basuki Harapkan Jakarta jadi Penyelenggara
Acting Jakarta Governor: I Want Jakarta to Host 2018 Asian Games
Reporter : Roni Said
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Jakarta (B2B) - Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta berniat mengajukan Jakarta sebagai tuan rumah Asian Games 2018.
"Kita ajukan Jakarta sebagai tuan rumah Sea Games 2018 mendatang," kata Pelaksana Tugas (Plt) Gubernur DKI Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama di Balaikota, Jumat (11/7).
Karena itu, Basuki mengharapkan ada pembenahan infrastruktur yang berkaitan dengan sarana olahraga jika nantinya terpilih sebagai tuan rumah Asian Games 2018, terutama Stadion Gelora Bung Karno.
"Kita berharap nanti pemerintah pusat ikut membantu dalam pembenahan sarana olahraga. Sebab, Stadion Gelora Bung Karno sejak pertama kali dibangun hingga saat ini belum pernah direnovasi secara besar-besaran," kata Basuki.
Ia juga menjelaskan, faktor lain guna menyukseskan Jakarta sebagai tuan rumah Asian Games 2018 adalah ketersediaan transportasi massal yang baik.
Untuk itu, pembangunan MRT, LRT, jalur lingkar layang KRL, dan sistem bus kota sudah dapat beroperasi pada 2016 atau 2017. "Mudah-mudahan pembangunan enam ruas jalan tol juga bisa segera diselesaikan," jelasnya.
Jakarta (B2B) - Basuki Tjahaja Purnama as Acting Jakarta Governor, has proposed Jakarta "I propose Jakarta to host the 2018 Asian Games," he expressed, at City Hall, Friday (7/11).
Hence, the man who is familiarly called as Ahok hoped if Jakarta was chosen as the host, he wants there would be infrastructure improvement for sports facilities, especially the Bung Karno Stadium.
"We hope the central government could upgrade the sport facilities. This is because, the Bung Karno Stadium has not been renovated totally," he stated.
He also explained, another factor to smoothen the Jakarta to become the host of the 2018 Asian Games is availability of a good mass transportation.
Therefore, the construction of mass rapid transit (MRT), Light Rapid Transit (LRT), train Outer Ring tracks, and city bus system can already be operated in 2016 or 2017.
"Hopefully, six toll roads construction can be completed soon," he explained.