Two Days Of Ngantor At IKN, Minister Of Transportation Budi Focuses On Monitoring The Development Of Autonomous Trems

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi said that he had been based in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan. While he was IKN, Budi occupied the Ministerial Tax House (RTJM).

Budi said his days were filled with several meetings with a number of parties at his official residence. One of them is coordinating the construction and development of Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) smart transportation or autonomous trams.

"Two days ago I was at the minister's residence in IKN. I carried out various commodities, including coordinating regarding preparations from ART," he said, quoted from Instagram @budikaryas, Friday, July 12.

On the second day with an office in IKN, Budi directly inspected the transportation project to ensure that everything went according to plan. One of them is reviewing the ART route.

"This morning we in detail saw the west axis, then the east axis, the national axis, ensured that the line or road used by ART had already begun," he explained.

Previously, the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said that the autonomous tram series or Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) was scheduled to arrive later this month in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), North Panajem Paser, East Kalimantan.

This was conveyed by the Minister of Transportation when reviewing the location of the autonomous tram line on Jalan Rabu Kebangsaan in the Central Government Core Area (KIPP) of IKN, Friday, July 12.

The autonomous tram series has been sent from China in early July 2024. According to calculations, the expedition ship carrying the autonomous trend will arrive at Balikpapan Port and is scheduled to arrive at IKN at the end of July 2024 after the customs process is complete," he said in an official statement, Friday, July 12.

Budi is also optimistic that the railless autonomous trams can operate at IKN in August.

"Thus, autonomous trams will certainly be able to operate in August 2024," he said.

After arriving at IKN, continued Budi, the autonomous tram component is planned to be assembled and starting to be tested internally. Then, preparations and joint testing will also be carried out, followed by the implementation of Proof of Concept (POC) in August 2024.

Furthermore, Budi explained that the showcase plan aka a demonstration will be held from October to December 2024.

"Hopefully this schedule can be realized according to plan, and the autonomous trams in IKN can really inspire other cities in Indonesia in terms of developing smart transportation," he explained.