We want to give you a brief summary of the actual development on Lombok.
The current opportunities for investments are better than ever.
A new international airport is already under construction on Central
Lombok and the infrastructure is about to improve.
This includes the expansion of the road network as well as fixing the
river banks to avoid floods in the rainy season.
Several investors have already started projects in the region west Lombok,
some are nearing completion.
The EMAAR Group, an investor from Dubai has an agreement with the local
government to develop the region around Kuta in the west of Lombok.
The company is planning several villa and hotel projects along the coastline,
previously held by the "Lombok Tourism Development Center" in Central Lombok.
The new International Airport
Of course this project is a great economical turn up for the region south- and east
Lombok. The unspoiled, natural coast is ideal for private homes or commercial projects
like hotels or resorts.
By laying the foundation stone, the Governor of the province
West Nusa Tenggara, Mr HL Serinata officially opened
the construction works on January 19th 2008.
The total investment is 665 billion rupiah (about 72.3 million US dollars)
and the opening is scheduled for 2010.
The new airport is close to the village of Tanak Awu in Central Lombok,
about 35 kilometers away from the city of Mataram the capital of Lombok.
Mr. Serinata expressed its hopes that the establishment and operation of
this new airport would connect the island directly with the international business.
"I am confident that many investors will settle here and I hope that this brings
an upturn for the local job market. Therefore, we must now raise the skills of the
inhabitants of the region to adapt to the new realities."
The governor said in an interview with the Jakarta Post.
The President of the state-owned airport management company "PT Angkasa Pura"
Heru Legowo said:
"So far, only small passenger machines can land on Lombok because the airport
Selaparang is not suitable for larger aircrafts such as the Boeing 747."
The new main runway will have a length of 2750 metres, this is 650 metres longer
then at the Selaparang Airport.
The passenger capacity lays 300% over the one of the old airport which means
2.4 million passengers per year can be handled, instead of only 800,000.
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