The Ministry Of PUPR Builds This Road Infrastructure For 10 Years Of Jokowi's Leadership

President Joko Widodo (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) revealed a number of road infrastructure development achievements throughout the country during the 10 years of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) leadership.

So, what are the achievements to date?

Quoted from the official Instagram upload @pupr_binamarga, Friday, September 27, the Ministry of PUPR through the Directorate General of Highways has built 2,432 kilometers (km) of expressways or toll roads.

In detail, the construction of toll roads on the island of Sumatra is 1,138 km, Java 1,857 km, Kalimantan 145 km, Sulawesi 61 km and Bali 10 km.

"The average (toll construction) is 270 km/year. Thus, the total operational segment is 3,212 km," explained PUPR.

Then, the construction of new roads along 5,999 km. Among them are Border Roads (Papua, Kalimantan, NTT), Trans Papua and Kalimantan roads and Jalan Lintas Selatan Java. Currently, the national road is 47,603 km long with 92 percent steady condition.

Next, the construction of a bridge with a length of 125,904 meters (m). These include the Youtefa Bridge (Papua), Balang Island (East Kalimantan), Pak Kasih (West Kalimantan), Kendari Bay (Central Sulawesi), Merah Putih (Ambon), Musi IV (South Sumatra) and the replacement of the Callender Hamilton Bridge (CH) in Banten, West Java, Central Java and East Java.

Then, the construction of a suspension bridge was 583 units. Among them are the Sepan Kareho Bridge (West Kalimantan) and Water Fair (Maluku) in order to facilitate access to people in rural areas.

Furthermore, the construction of flyovers/underpass is 27,673 m. These include the Juanda flyover (East Java), Kopo (Bandung), Ganefo (Central Java), underpass Jatingaleh (Central Java) and Simpang Tugu Ngurah Rai (Bali).