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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #97 The Gateway to Indonesia
Description: To alleviate the burden on its largest city Jakarta, Indonesia is going to move its capital more than 1,000km from the densely populated island of Java, to less developed Borneo. The new city will be constructed near the port city of Balikpapan, an economic boon for the region but an increased strain on its already-tested infrastructure.
Balikpapan Airport has already been deteriorating, with more frequent and heavier planes taking its toll on a runway that bakes and softens in the equatorial afternoon heat.
To prepare for even more demand, more flights, heavier planes, the airport...