274 Road Points Damaged in North Sumatra, 99 Location Repairs Completed by 2026

Road repair (photo; Antara)

JAKARTA - a in the national road corridor of North Sumatra Province in 2026.

Meanwhile, handling at other locations will be carried out gradually until 2028.

Minister PU Dody Hanggodo said that connectivity is a vital element in accelerating the recovery of disaster-affected areas.

"Access roads and bridges are the main keys to logistics movement, emergency services and community economic recovery. Therefore, from the beginning we worked without interruption to ensure that the isolation of the region could be handled as quickly as possible. The safety of the community and the smoothness of mobility are our priorities," said Dody, quoted from a written statement, Friday, June 5.

Infrastructure handling is carried out in five main corridor clusters of national roads with a road length of 500 kilometers.

Emergency response work has been carried out since November 2025 and will be completed in January 2026, then continued with the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase.

Of the total 274 affected locations, 99 locations are prioritized for handling in 2026. The rest will be completed gradually in 2027 and 2028.

Overall, the progress of post-disaster handling work in all clusters reached 18.31 percent or as many as 45 locations that were permanently handled.

In Cluster 1 which covers the Tarutung-Sipirok-Padang Sidempuan section along 105.55 kilometers, there are 52 points affected by disasters. Of these, 22 points were handled in 2026 with work progress reaching 14.10 percent.

Then, in Cluster 2 which includes the Batas Aceh-Sibolga and Rampa-Poriaha sections along 131.19 kilometers, 69 points were recorded as affected. A total of 33 points are targets for handling this year, with 14 locations currently in the construction phase and progress of 21.50 percent.

Next, in Cluster 3, the Tarutung-Sibolga section along 60.40 kilometers, there are 70 points affected by disasters. A total of 20 locations are planned to be handled this year, with 10 locations in the middle of the construction process and progress of 14.43 percent.

As for Cluster 4, the Batangtoru-Singkuang section along 117 kilometers, there are 60 affected points. A total of 21 locations are targets for handling this year and construction is now underway at 13 locations with a progress of 18.91 percent.

Meanwhile, in Cluster 5 which includes the Sibolga-Batangtoru-Padang Sidempuan section along 89 kilometers, there are 23 affected points. Of these, three locations are targeted to be handled in 2026 and two locations are in the construction phase with a progress of 22.73 percent.

The PU Ministry ensures that all major national road corridors affected by the disaster in North Sumatra are now connected again.

Even so, the improvement and maintenance of temporary roads or detours are still being carried out to maintain the safety of road users.

To support the acceleration of connectivity recovery, the PU Ministry has deployed various heavy equipment, including loaders, excavators, backhoe loaders, vibro rollers, dozers, motor graders, dump trucks, flat bed trucks, bore pile machines, asphalt finishers, asphalt mixing plants, and batching plants.

The PU Ministry stated that it would continue to monitor and handle the follow-up until all the road and bridge networks affected by the disaster in North Sumatra were safe, reliable, and supported community activities optimally.