The Sorong Phase II Ring Road In West Papua Is Targeted To Be Completed In May This Year

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) continues to encourage the acceleration of the construction of access roads throughout Indonesia. One of them is the Phase II Sorong Ring Road in West Papua.

Quoted from the upload of the official Instagram account of the Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of PUPR @pupr_binamarga, Wednesday, March 6, the Phase II Sorong Ring Road is a national strategic road currently being built in West Papua. This road is targeted to be fully completed in May 2024.

"The construction of the Sorong Phase II ring section will connect the Aimas District and the Makbon District in Sorong, West Papua," reads the statement in the upload.

Although the community has not fully completed the benefits of this road, especially in terms of easy access to various regions. Before it was built, the Kampung Klagiwala road access was very difficult, especially in terms of transporting materials.

In addition, the trip from the Aimas District to the Makbon District was filled with mud, resulting in the motorbike unable to pass. Meanwhile, many cars suffered fractures per.

With the construction of the Sorong Phase II ring road, there are a number of conveniences for the community. First, motorbikes and cars can pass smoothly.

Then, plantation products can be transported from Klagiwala Village to Aimas, and even Sorong. Furthermore, the community's economy has also increased and can be used to make it easier for people to send their children to school.

"The construction of the Sorong Phase II Ring Road is ready to make it easier for you to transport materials, transport plantation products to advance the economy of the people of West Papua," he said.

Launching the official website of the PU Electronic Procurement Service (LPSE), the ceiling value of the Sorong Ring Road construction package Phase II reached IDR 170.11 billion and was sourced from the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2023.

Tender was won by PT Agpie Romauli Raya and the contract signing process was carried out in the range of 27 February-2 March 2023. The construction was carried out on the Sorong Ring Road section KM 28+500-35+170 Sorong Regency, West Papua Province.