PTPP Calls Pertamina Mandalika Circuit Asphalt Has The Best Quality, Commissioner: Can Be Used Up To 310 Kilometers Per Hour

PTPP's commissioners, directors and employees inspect the Mandalika circuit, Lombok, NTB, which will be used for the World Superbike (WSBK) event on November 19-21 2021. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The state-owned construction company, PT PP (Persero) Tbk (PTPP), ensures that the asphalting work for the Mandalika Circuit road, in Lombok, NTB, has the best quality so that it complies with the quality standards of the Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM).

"Thanks to the quality of the asphalt used, the Mandalika Circuit road is claimed to be able to be used with a top speed of up to 310 kilometers per hour," said Independent Commissioner of PT PP (Persero) Nur Rochmad in a written statement, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, November 9.

This was conveyed when he and the board of commissioners and directors of the company made a working visit to the Mandalika Circuit in welcoming the World Superbike (WSBK) event which will be held on 19-21 November 2021.

PTPP was able to complete the construction of the main MotoGP track at the Mandalika Circuit with quality standards from the FIM with the category A class circuit to be used in the grand prix, and PT PP using a special asphalt mixture for use on the racing circuit, namely Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA).

As for the advantages possessed by SMA asphalt, one of which is traction with high wheels so that it can increase the speed and ease of driving maneuvers for the rider. The asphalt work process for the Mandalika Circuit road, located in Central Lombok, has been successfully completed 100 percent in August 2021.

To support the inaugural FIM Motul World Superbike 2021 which will be held on 10-21 November 2021, the company is also entrusted with additional work, including Race Control Building, Observation Deck, Medical Center, Helipad, Gantry, and Pit Building foundations.

Thanks to the quality produced in its construction, the Mandalika Circuit project received 3 record awards from MURI, namely Asphalt Using BIM Technology with the Most Volume, Construction of the FIM Standard First Circuit, and Construction of the Fastest Circuit Track.

The track that was built is the first Moto GP circuit in Indonesia that has the smoothest asphalting results thanks to the technology used in its construction. The Mandalika Circuit construction project was carried out from July 2020-August 2021 and became the fastest circuit track construction.

The construction of the main track of the Mandalika Circuit, which is located in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, has a 4,310-kilometer-long track with 17 bends, was carried out by the company.