A Quick Fix

The floods have led to the acceleration of some projects, but they are only short-term solutions.

February 12, 2008

SITTING restlessly behind the wheel of his metallic black Honda Stream, Fauzan Setiadi kept looking at his wristwatch which showed past 11am, Saturday, a fortnight ago. Sometimes he would look at the endless line of unmoving cars along Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Tangerang. He prayed he would be able to catch his plane which departed for Banjarmasin at 2pm.

The massive flooding along the Professor Sedyatmo toll road at kilometers 25 to 27 had force

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