PT LEN Industri (Persero) is handling the construction of a signaling and telecommunications system for the Tanete Rilau - Palanro and Mandai - Mandalee railway lines on the Makassar - Parepare route. This construction is scheduled for completion in 2021. The line consists of Tanete Rilau-Palanro along 42.8 km and Mandai-Mandalle 59.6 km, or a total length of 102.4 km. Director of Business Strategy & Portfolio of PT Len Industri (Persero), Linus Andor Mulana Sijabat explained, "This is the first mainline (main line) railway project in Indonesia that uses a 1,435 mm Standard Gauge. The first testing process of the signaling system at Tanete Rilau Station that we built." together with the Ministry of Transportation on the Trans-Sulawesi Makassar-Parepare Route, the tests were carried out with the supervision consultant and the PPK Pangkep-Barru Railway Development on March 3,4,8 and 9, 2021. but we can still complete this National Strategic Project on time by utilizing remote monitoring software. Thanks and praise to God Almighty. " The progress of the work on the Tanete Rilau-Palanro Line has reached 96.21% as of February 28, after going through consultant supervision in the field, leaving road access work and track arrangement. The next stage is Tescom (testing and commissioning) with the Ministry of Transportation which will be held on March 16-20, 2021. The Director General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation has entrusted the construction of the Tanete Rilau-Palanro line to PT Len Industri and the Mandai-Mandalle Line by PT Len Railway Systems (a subsidiary of PT Len Industri) since December 2019. "At the end of last year there was additional work from the Ministry of Transportation to ensure the optimal operation of the Makassar-Parepare railway system, an addendum was carried out from the original completion on 31 December 2020 to 31 March 2021. Additional work was in the form of track and station arrangement work. as well as additional procurement and installation of point machines on the track, "said Linus. The Tanete Rilau-Palanro and Mandai-Mandalle rail lines are part of the Makassar-Parepare route. Where the Makassar-Parepare Cross is the first stage of the construction of the first Trans-Sulawesi rail network. Trans-Sulawesi development can connect cities or areas that have the potential for large-scale, high-speed, high-speed transportation of passengers, goods or commodities and low energy consumption. Trans-Sulawesi also supports integrated urban development through urban integration in coastal areas, both industry and tourism, as well as agropolitan both in forestry, agriculture and plantations. **** Source: release