Mamminasata Road And Bridge Project I-II Segment In South Sulawesi Targeted To Be Completed In August 2024

Illustration of road construction (Photo: KPUPR)

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is accelerating the completion of the construction of the Maros-Makassar-Sunggungminasa-Takalar (Mamminasata) Segment I and II roads to support economic growth in South Sulawesi (Sulsel).

Director of Road and Bridge Preservation Region II Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of PUPR Budiamin said the construction work of the 3.9 kilometer Mamminasata Road and Bridge Segment I-II (km) and a 128.60 meter (m) long bridge.

The costs for Segment I and Segment II were built with a budget of Rp. 119.7 billion. "The construction progress has reached 90 percent and is targeted to be completed in the third week of August 2024," he said, quoted from the official website of the Ministry of PUPR, Monday, July 8.

Budiamin added that in the future, the construction of the Mamminasata Bypass Road will be carried out along 48.175 km.

"The plan to develop the Mamminasata Road network is a Priority Project (Pro-P) that has been stated in the Medium Term Development Plan (RPJM) and the results of a coordination meeting between the Governor of South Sulawesi and the Minister of PUPR," he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman of Commission V DPR RI Muhamad Iqbal hopes that the construction of segments I and II which are currently underway can be completed immediately according to the target, "Hopefully, if this development is completed, it will be continued to the next stage," he added.

It is known that the plan to develop Mamminasata Bypass Road construction was carried out in stages, namely, Segmen III and IV (9.85 km) with land acquisition in 2024-2025 followed by physical work in 2025-2027 and Segment V (6.90 km) with land acquisition in 2026-2027.

Then, Segmen VI (6.45 km) with land acquisition in 2026-2027, Segmen VII (4.45 km) with land acquisition in 2026-2027, Segment VIII (7.95 km) with land acquisition in 2027-2028, Segment IX (4.05 km) and Segment X (4.07 km) with land acquisition in 2027-2028.