North Sumatra Builds Rp2.7 Trillion Road And Bridge Project

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MEDAN - The Provincial Government of North Sumatra will soon carry out road and bridge construction projects with a budget of Rp. 2.7 trillion for multi-year funding for 2022-2023.

"The construction of the 450 km road and bridge is targeted for completion in 2023," said the Head of the North Sumatran Highways and Construction Development Agency, Bambang Pardede in Medan, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, January 12.

The construction of the 450 km long road is a priority to improve the quality of North Sumatra's provincial roads, which are targeted to be in stable condition.

"Currently, provincial roads in North Sumatra are in stable condition at around 75 percent and 25 percent are not/not yet stable," he said, accompanied by the Head of the North Sumatra Provincial Secretariat of Goods and Services Procurement, Mulyono, and the acting head of the North Sumatra Communications and Information Office, Kaiman Turnip.

The length of the provincial road in North Sumatra is about 3,005 km. In addition to roads, there are about 389.2 meters of bridges and 71,000 meters of drainage that will also be built.

"Development is carried out through a double-year funding scheme and with the design-build method, development can be completed more quickly," he said.

With this scheme, the development can be efficient in the procurement process and its implementation.

"With better roads, the North Sumatran economy is expected to improve more quickly after it fell due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.

Bambang emphasized that starting in 2022, maintenance of provincial roads will be carried out regularly.

"If there is direct damage, it will be repaired so that not a meter of provincial roads will be damaged," he said.

Bambang Pardede explained that the roads to be built include the Kuala - Simpang Marike road in Langkat (access to the Bukit Lawang tourist area).

Jalan Tanjung Balai - Pasar I - North Labuhanbatu boundary in Asahan Regency (access to agricultural centers).

Jalan Gonting - Promise Raja in Samosir (access to KSPN Lake Toba), Jalan Silimbat-Parsoburan in Toba (shortcut to KSPN Lake Toba).

Apart from roads, there are about 389.2 meters of bridges and 71,000 meters of drainage that will also be built, such as the Idano Oyo Bridge, the Hilimbuasi - Mandrehe section in West Nias and the Bandar Pulo Bridge, the Simpang 3 Namu Unggas Tangkahan section in Langkat as promised by the Governor of North Sumatra Edy Rahmayadi. .

Head of the North Sumatra Provincial Secretariat for Goods and Services Procurement, Mulyono, said that the multi-year funding scheme has greater benefits.

"In principle, the North Sumatra Provincial Government provides broad opportunities for providers of goods and services," he said.