JAKARTA - Ahead of the 2025 Christmas and New Year 2026 (Nataru 2025/2026) holiday period, the Ministry of Public Works (PU) has strengthened national preparedness to face potential road disruptions to hydrometeorological disasters.
Citing information shared by the Ministry of PU, the Government continues to strengthen infrastructure readiness in various regions of Indonesia.
"All major routes from Sumatra to Papua have received special attention due to the increasing mobility of the community and the potential for extreme weather that Indonesia is currently experiencing," wrote the official @kementerianpu Instagram account, quoted Saturday, December 13, 2025.
The Ministry of PU has also prepared 1,179 disaster relief units (DRU) throughout Indonesia for a quick response to opening access, handling floods, to evacuating landslide material.
In detail, 331 DRU units in Sumatra; 249 units in Java; 121 units in Kalimantan; 194 units in Sulawesi; 195 units in Nusa Tenggara and Maluku; and 89 units in Papua.
Types of DRU that are on standby include excavators, dump trucks, backhoe loaders, loaders, chainsaws, truck cranes, stampers, vibro rollers, motor graders, road sweepers, generators, pickups, trailers, and so on.
"All stations in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, to Papua are on standby 24 hours to ensure that people's mobility runs safely and smoothly," he said.
In order to ensure that the path that is crossed during Nataru remains safe, the PU Ministry has provided materials and materials that are ready to be used at any time.
The materials and materials, including bailey bridges, sandbags, culverts, hotmix asphalt (CPHMA), cold mix asphalt, sheet piles, box culverts, aramco, geotextiles, and additional rapid stabilization (TCM).
For Sumatra, there are 18 sets of bailey bridges, 1,862 sandbags, 1,892 stone walls, 1,035 tons of hot mix asphalt (CPHMA), 2 tons of cold mix asphalt, 25 sheet piles, 73 box culverts, 85 meters of aramco, 9,200 square meters of geotextile, and 300 additional rapid stabilization sacks (TCM).
Then, for Java, there are 14 sets of bailey bridges, 3,337 sandbags, 4,686 bronjong, 113 tons of hotmix asphalt (CPHMA), 121 tons of cold mix asphalt, 266 sheetpiles, 723 meters of aramco, and 410 additional fast-firming quick sacks (TCM).
Next for Kalimantan, there are 54 sets of bailey bridges, 6,403 sandbags, 7,470 stone blocks, 45 tons of hotmix asphalt (CPHMA), 50 meters of aramco, and 569 additional fast-firming sacks (TCM).
Then for Sulawesi, there are 573 meters of bailey bridges, 1,339 cubic meters of stockpile material, 1,662 sheets of rebar, 61 tons of hotmix asphalt (CPHMA), 12 tons of cold mix asphalt, 5 box culverts, 89 Aramco, and 336 tons of additional fast-firming (TCM).
Meanwhile, for Nusa Tenggara and Maluku, there are 91 square meters of bailey bridges, 82 cubic meters of stockpile material, 613 pieces of beams, 30 tons of hotmix asphalt (CPHMA), 120 Aramco, and 5 tons of additional fast-firming (TCM).
Furthermore, for Papua, there are 9,832 cubic meters of stockpile material, 3,130 pieces of rubble, 22 tons of hotmix asphalt (CPHMA), 5,708 tons of cold mix asphalt, 14 box culverts, 35 Aramco, 6,649 square meters of geotextile, and 1,535 tons of additional rapid firm (TCM).
According to the PU Ministry, various steps have been taken, such as checking the condition of national roads and toll roads, servicing heavy equipment and emergency materials for quick handling, to strengthening services at Rest and Service (TIP).
"All of them are run by the PU team who are on duty all day, ensuring that people's journeys remain safe and comfortable," he added.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
