JAKARTA - The TNI AD ranks are working in parallel day and night to build 218 bridges throughout Indonesia with the community until it is completed and exceeds the target set by President Prabowo Subianto through the Chief of Staff of the TNI AD as the Commander of the Bridge Task Force.
This was conveyed by the Head of the TNI AD Information Service, Brigadier General TNI Donny Pramono, in a meeting with media personnel at the TNI AD Headquarters, Jakarta, Thursday.
"Someone asked why it was so fast in 2.5 months? Because we work in parallel. It's impossible, it's actually possible," explained the Head of the National Police, Brigadier General Donny.
"This is built, physically there. This bridge was initiated when there was a natural disaster in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra that was so massive at the end of 2025," he continued.
Previously, President Prabowo praised the quick work of TNI soldiers in helping to open access for the community, especially in disaster-affected areas, when he inaugurated 218 bridges that had been built in various regions in the country on Monday.
"This achievement shows the sincerity of all TNI soldiers in disaster-affected areas, as well as other areas that are in great need of bridges," said President Prabowo, quoted from the TNI AD website.
The Chief of Staff of the TNI, General TNI Maruli, as the Bridge Dansatgas on the same occasion said, through a video conference, his party was working on 1,072 bridges, of which 218 had been completed.
Kasad General Maruli said the construction of the bridge has a direct impact on the community, especially in facilitating access to education and supporting community economic activities in the area.
"The target is 200, but we can exceed 200 in 2.5 months, even to this day 220 bridges," explained the Head of the National Transportation Safety Committee.
Furthermore, the 1999 Military Academy Abituren explained, 80 percent of the completed bridges were in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, three provinces that experienced natural disasters at the end of last year. There are a total of 77 bridges in the three provinces, consisting of 77 Bailey bridges, 59 Armco bridges and 82 pioneer or suspension bridges.
In Aceh, the TNI AD built 88 bridges consisting of 40 Bailey bridges, 34 Armco bridges and 14 pioneer or suspension bridges. In North Sumatra, the TNI AD built 24 Baily bridges, 15 Armco bridges and 10 pioneer or suspension bridges. Meanwhile, in West Sumatra, the TNI AD built 11 Bailey bridges, 10 Armco bridges and three pioneer or suspension bridges.
"The Army does not work alone, we are assisted by the Regional Government and the community. We work day and night to restore the situation in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra to pursue the target, so that our people can recover quickly, economically, transportation," explained the TNI AD Pati who spent much of his career in the Kopassus environment.
"If we don't work day and night, the target will not be achieved," said the Group-3 Commander, who is now the 71/Sandi Yudha Kopassus Unit for the 2022-2023 period.
In addition to the three provinces above, the TNI AD also built 57 bridges in various provinces with details of two Baily bridges in Central Java and 55 pioneer or suspension bridges spread across West Java, Central Java, East Java, Banten, Lampung, Riau, South Sumatra, North Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi.
"Based on the survey, our region in Indonesia that needs bridges is not only 1,000 (points), but up to 8,000 more (points) people ask for bridges to be built," said Kadispenad.
"This is a PR for the future, but we, the TNI AD, will continue to try," concluded Brigadier General Donny.
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