Ministry Of PUPR: Area Liaison Infrastructure At IKN Is Ready To Welcome RI's 79th Anniversary Ceremony

JAKARTA - Director General of Highways of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Rachman Arief said the regional liaison infrastructure in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN) was ready to welcome the implementation of the 79th Indonesian Independence Day Ceremony on August 17, 2024.

"In principle, in terms of connectivity support, we are ready to support the celebration of August 17," he said when met at Menara Pandang, Jalan Sumbu Barat, IKN, quoted from Antara, Saturday, July 27.

The connecting infrastructure in question is in the form of toll roads starting from Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan, to the IKN area, North Penajam Paser Regency (PPU).

He said participants from the 17th Indonesian Independence Day from Balikpapan would cross the 3A Tempadung corridor of the IKN Toll Road for 13.4 kilometers.

"The 3A right side can be fully used as preparation for August 17," he said.

Apart from corridor 3A, said Rachman, participants will cross the 7.3 kilometer 3B corridor which has now reached the one-sided operational completion stage.

A similar situation has also occurred in corridor 5A as far as 6.7 kilometers, which has now completed the physical construction of roads on one route.

"Then, we enter the national road to the Balang Island Bridge, which will be inaugurated tomorrow, the President is also ready to be inaugurated," he said.

From Balang Island, said Rachman, participants will pass through IKN VVIP Airport on the left.

"Especially for the airport, we were asked to prepare the apron which was completed on August 4, 2024. Based on the field team's report, if the weather is favorable, the runway is expected to be completed by the end of August," he said.

Rachman added that the National Ambu area will be the location for the Presidential Palace ceremony.

"In an ecosystem, we state that the National Advertisement is ready at 85 percent. We will see what the details are today," he said.