WEST LOMBOK - President Jokowi inaugurated the Regional Road Inpres (IJD) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province.
The inauguration was held on the Sheet-Sekotong-Pelangan (Gili Mas Sheet Segment) section, West Lombok Regency, Thursday, May 2.
Jokowi said the construction of the 2023 FY IJD in NTB Province had been completed on 5 roads.
"Last year, 5 roads were built and repaired in 4 districts, namely West Lombok, West Sumbawa, Sumbawa and Bima. The total length is 40.6 km and costs Rp. 211 M," said President Jokowi.
With this small budget allocation, Jokowi hopes that the speed of logistics and distribution will improve.
"And roads to productive areas, be it agricultural areas or plantation areas, all of them can be supported by good roads," explained President Jokowi.
Meanwhile, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono said,
Minister Basuki said the implementation of the IJD refers to Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 3 of 2023 concerning the Acceleration of Improvement of Regional Road Connectivity.
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Pada TA 2023, Kementerian PUPR melalui Direktorat Jenderal Bina Marga telah mengalokasikan anggaran sebesar Rp14,6 triliun secara nasional untuk penanganan 2.873 km jalan daerah di seluruh Indonesia.
"IJD handles damaged provincial, regency, or city roads and connects production areas. For example agriculture, tourism, including logistics transportation such as ports. For 2024, IJD will continue with a budget of around Rp. 15 trillion (national)," said Basuki.
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