JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono inaugurated the completion of the construction of 22 165-kilometer (km) roads handled with the Regional Road Instruction (IJD) in Southeast Sulawesi Province (Sultra).
"In Southeast Sulawesi Province, in 2023 22 roads have been repaired at a cost of Rp. 631 billion and as many as two roads are in West Muna Regency with a cost of Rp. 42.4 billion," Jokowi said in a written statement, Monday, May 13.
Jokowi said that the implementation of the IJD aims to make roads in each district/city smooth and good. "So, increasing transportation speed, better logistics distribution and the community benefiting from the better roads," he said.
On the same occasion, Minister Basuki said the implementation (IJD) refers to Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 3 of 2023 concerning the Acceleration of Increased Connectivity of Regional Roads.
In the 2023 fiscal year (TA), the Ministry of PUPR through the Directorate General of Highways has allocated a national budget of IDR 14.6 trillion for handling 2,873 km of regional roads throughout the country.
"The purpose of implementing the IJD is mainly to increase connectivity and increase the stability of regional roads, in order to facilitate the flow of logistics and access to production centers," he said.
The implementation of the IJD in Southeast Sulawesi Province is located on 22 165 km of roads with a cost of IDR 631 billion spread across 15 districts/cities.
One of them is on the Mekar Jaya- Sangia Tiworo section in West Muna Regency along 7 km with a cost of handling IDR 21.4 billion.
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Meanwhile, for the other 21 roads, there are Masara-Kambikuno sections in West Muna Regency, the Wasolangka-Lamanu-Bente section in Muna Regency, the Kancebungi-Lianabangani section in Central Buton Regency, the Budi Utomo Baru section in Kendari City, the Waode Buri-Petetea section in North Buton Regency.
Then, the handling of the Southeast Sulawesi IJD was found in the Salodongka-Lawata and Lelewawo-Porehu & Bangsala-Ponggi sections in North Kolaka Regency, the Theomokele-Enano sections in Bombana Regency, the Unakasi-Bypass-Pesouha section in Kolaka Regency, the Interior Ladongi and Peatoa-Wungguloko sections in East Kolaka Regency.
Furthermore, in South Konawe Regency there are handlings on the Anese-Kapuwila, Basala and Ambaipua-Motaha sections. Then, there are Simpang Tiga Batumea-Bobolio (Lingkar Pulau Wawanii) and Nambo Jaya-Roko Roko sections in Konawe Islands Regency, Ambemali and Waotobi-Batas sections of Konut Regency in Konawe Regency, the Kantalai-Palawasa Poros section in Baubau City as well as the Taipabau-Bante-Popalia section and the Waha-Patua-Veva section in Wakatobi Regency.
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