Work On The South Sulawesi Pinrang-Rappang Section Enters The Quality Test Stage

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MAKASSAR - The South Sulawesi Public Works and Spatial Planning Service (PUTR) said that the road construction for the Pinrang - Rappang segment has now entered the stage of laying the foundation layer and quality testing.

"Alhamdulillah, Rp37 billion in total PAGU for the handling of 2022 in two work packages for the reconstruction of the Pinrang - Rappang toll road in Pinrang district. Meanwhile, the progress of work on one of the packages is ongoing," said South Sulawesi Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman in Makassar as reported by Antara, Monday, May 16.

For the implementation of ongoing physical activities, entering the stage of laying the grade A aggregate foundation layer and testing the quality in the form of Sand Cone and DCP testing.

The sand cone test is also useful for determining the degree of field density obtained from the percentage ratio of dry soil density during laboratory tests to field dry soil density.

Meanwhile, the DCP (Dynamic Cone Penetrometer) test is a quick test to get the value of the strength of the subgrade and road foundation layers.

"This stage is our focus for all infrastructure work packages, this is to pay attention to the quality of road work which is a high average daily traffic (LHR)," he explained.

The youngest governor in Indonesia hopes that by handling this access, it can facilitate the mobility of goods and services for the community. "We need the support of all parties, especially the local community, for the smooth running of this section," he said.

The Head of the South Sulawesi PUTR Service, Astina Abbas, said that one package of the Pinrang - Rappang segment is currently in the physical process with an PAGU allocation of around Rp. 17.5 billion.

Meanwhile, one package of the Pinrang - Rappang segment which is currently being auctioned, includes consolidation with the Soppeng - Pangkajene boundary road in Sidrap Regency.

“With a total PAGU allocation of around Rp. 65 billion. Consisting of the Pinrang - Rappang section, a PAGU of IDR 19.6 billion is allocated and the PAGU of IDR 45.5 billion for the Soppeng - Pangkajene boundary segment in Sidrap is allocated," he explained.