Putra Jokowi Said, Work On Surakarta Ngarsopuro, End Of Year End Of Year's Village

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JAKARTA - The Surakarta City Government has projected that the construction of the Ngarsopuro and Gatot Subroto Solo areas will be completed by the end of this year.

"This is just a small improvement, tidying up cables, panel houses, installing lights," said Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka in Solo, Tuesday, October 11, as reported by Antara.

President Jokowi's son said the work process was in accordance with the schedule. It is hoped that by the end of the year it will be possible for MSME areas and tourists.

The concept of self-structuring has not changed much from the previous concept. Including bird cages that will exist along the pedestrian corridor.

Although it is designed almost the same as the Malioboro area of Yogyakarta, he said, for the width and length of the Ngarsopuro and Gatot Subroto areas, it is not the same as the leading tourist destination in Yogyakarta City.

"Later on strengthening it in content, so yesterday I met, for example, Mr. Sardono in Semarang, his job is to fill in the content here. If he is withdrawn for a few years, the Citayam models start here," he said.

The area will also be expanded events, citizen participation, spontaneity, and the actions of artists.

"More to street art (street arts), so you want to paint on the streets you can, you want to sing but that's good, then you want to dance. What do you want, it's just more to street art," he said.

He also hopes that later the area will be free of vehicles except for the shuttle bus that functions to transport tourists. Furthermore, residents' vehicles are parked at the Mangkunegaran Temple Courtyard.

On the same occasion, Surakarta City Pedestrian Work Project Manager Riur Pandapotan said that currently the area's construction process has reached 39 percent.

"Because we are also constrained by the frequent rain, but it is not a problem. We still pursue it with two shift (work time)," he said.

He said that the work on the gate and fasad would be carried out at the end of October. For the gate, a trap will be made with a height of 5 meters, 7 meters, and 8 meters.