In The 10 Years Of President Jokowi's Era, The Ministry Of Transportation Has Built And Renovation Of 157 Land Transportation Infrastructures

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The Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation noted that 157 land transportation infrastructures have been building and renovating throughout the last 10 years of the Indonesian President Joko Widodo administration.

"From 2015 to 2024 there are 157 land transportation infrastructures that have been built and renovated," said Director General of Land Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation Risyapudin Nursin in a statement in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, October 9.

Risyapudin detailed the 157 land transportation infrastructures built, namely six Type A Terminals and 44 ferry ports, then 53 Type A Terminals and 54 ferry ports have been revitalized/rehabilitated.

He said that during the 10 years of President Jokowi's administration through the Directorate General of Land Transportation, the Ministry of Transportation has built a number of land transportation infrastructures supported by service improvement so that mainland Indonesia is increasingly connected.

"The construction of Type A Terminals and ferry ports are spread throughout Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke with services accompanied by digitization," he said.

In addition to a number of infrastructure achievements, Risyapudin also explained various connectivity service achievements such as pioneering road transportation which is now present with 322 routes.

He said that the average percentage growth of pioneer road transportation networks from 2015 to 2024 was 1.48 percent.

"This service is certainly very useful because it connects isolated areas or areas that have not developed with urban areas so that they are expected to encourage economic growth in remote, frontier, outermost and border areas (3TP)," he explained.

In the crossing sector, Risyapudin continued, there is also a pioneer crossing service that has been served by 269 routes with 104 pioneer ferry boats.

"In the last 5 years, the average percentage of track growth is 4.77 percent and the percentage of ship growth per year is 4.54 percent," he said.

In line with that, the Directorate General of Land Transportation also continues to improve connectivity in urban areas by providing Buy The Service (BTS) services, namely urban transportation services provided by the government by buying every kilometer of transportation services carried out by operators.

He explained, with the scheme. the government provides subsidies so that tariffs are set cheaper according to economic costs and people's purchasing power.

The implementation of Buy The Service is a manifestation of the implementation of Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation which mandates that the Government and Regional Governments are responsible and must ensure the availability of public transportation in accordance with their respective authorities.

From 2020 to 2024 the service has served around 71 million people in the cities of Medan, Palembang, Bali, Solo, Yogyakarta, Banyumas, Bandung, Surabaya, Makassar, Banjarmasin, and Balikpapan with 817 bus units and 54 passenger cars.

The Directorate General of Land Transportation stated that based on the results of a survey of Teman Bus customers in 10 cities, most of the public felt that there was a savings in transportation costs per month of 30-70 percent.

"This shows that BTS services are able to contribute in responding to the needs of the community," he added.

The Directorate General of Land Transportation is also present every year to help people who want to enjoy the moment of Eid with their families in their hometowns with the Lebaran Transportation Free Homecoming Program.

The provision of free homecoming and return flow transportation is carried out from and to cities that are the favorites of most people, such as Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Java, parts of Sumatra, and Kalimantan.

"This program aims to improve the safety and comfort of travelers and reduce the risk of fatality of accidents on the highway, and as an effort to unravel traffic congestion due to reduced travelers using private vehicles," he said.

On the other hand, it also saves transportation costs as part of financial planning during the Eid holidays.

In order to support the improvement of the quality of the State Budget, the Directorate General of Land Transportation also runs a creative financing program with a Government Cooperation with Business Entity (PPP) scheme in building the Bekasi Proving Ground, Betan Subing Lampung Terminal and East Java Purabaya Terminal.