Patimban Port Is Pushed To Complete In April 2020

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono together with the Japanese Minister of Agrarian, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kazuyoshi Akaba. (Photo: Ministry of PUPR)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Public Works and Public Housing or PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono is committed to completing the access road to Patimban Port by April 2020. Thus, the new port in Subang is operating as targeted.

"We will finish it in April 2020, because in May-June 2020 the Patimban Port will operate," said Minister Basuki in a written statement quoted by VOI, Friday, December 27.

As of November 2019, the development of an 8-kilometer access road beside the Patimban port has reached 55.8 percent.

In addition, the PUPR Ministry is preparing the construction of a toll road that will connect Patimban Port with the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) Toll Road along 29.8 kilometers from the Exit of Subang.

Currently, there is an initiator of Patimban Port Toll Access, namely a consortium between PT Jasa Marga, PT Surya Semesta Internusa, PT Daya Mulia Turangga and PT Jasa Sarana with an investment value of around Rp 6.35 trillion.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Agrarian Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, Kazuyoshi Akaba said that his party really hopes that the access road can be completed on time.

According to Akaba, the completion of the access road is important to complete immediately because many Japanese companies are interested in utilizing Patimban Port for export-import activities.