Ministry Of PUPR Builds Samota Road In NTB, Target Completed December 2024

The Ministry of PUPR has built Samota Road Access to Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). (Photo: Doc. Ministry of PUPR)

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) through the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) National Road Implementation Center (BPJN) is building a follow-up Samota Road Access with a multi year contract (MYC) scheme.

Samota stands for Saleh (Seh Bay)-Moyo (Moyo Island) and Tambora (Gunung Tambora).

This access road will facilitate access to these 3 places, which are tourist destinations, especially foreign tourists visiting Sumbawa.

"The construction of Samota Street Access in NTB is currently being carried out and is expected to be completed in December 2024," reads the statement on the official Instagram @pupr_binamarga, quoted Friday, September 20.

The construction of this access road is divided into four segments.

The first segment of handling the 484.6 meter (m) long road.

The second segment handles 822.8 m long roads and the construction of the 60.8 m Aik Bari I bridge and 16 m Aik Bari II bridge.

Then, the third segment is carried out by handling the 410.2 m long road and the construction of the Aik Bari III Bridge for 20 m.

Finally, the fourth segment, the handling of the 275.9 m long road and the construction of the 245.6 m Aik Bari IV bridge.

Thus, the total road handling as a whole is approximately 1,989 m and the construction of the 340 m bridge.

"The Samota Road access is expected to be completed by the end of this year and can immediately # make it easier for your road to Sumbawa," he added.