Heru Check Road Repairs In Jakarta Ahead Of The ASEAN Summit

Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono checked a number of roads that would be passed by state guests in holding the ASEAN 2023 Summit.

The roads that Heru reviewed along Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Central Jakarta, ranged from the front of Ratu Plaza to Bank Indonesia.

"This improvement is carried out in order to welcome the ASEAN Summit. In the first stage, namely tonight, it will be carried out from Ratu Plaza to the BI red light. Then, it will be continued next week to a number of other roads," Heru said in his statement, quoted on Sunday, May 7.

It was stated that the repair of a number of roads was carried out for the convenience and smooth journey of ASEAN member countries and partners while in Jakarta.

In addition, road repairs will be carried out by the DKI Jakarta Bina Marga Office on Jalan Gatot Subroto-M. T. Haryono. This is also a follow-up to complaints from residents about road conditions in Jakarta to support mobility.

"We also received a number of complaints about road conditions. So, this year the Highways Office has repaired several sections and will continue until 2024," he explained.

In addition, Heru will also stop all excavation projects for the installation of underground utilities cables along the protocol road in Jakarta ahead of the implementation of the ASEAN Summit.

To his staff, Heru instructed them to take an inventory of the locations that are planned to be carried out by the integrated utility network (SJUT) and which are currently being worked on.

As much as possible, all SJUT excavation projects must be completed before September. Otherwise, the excavation work permit has not been granted until the completion of the ASEAN Summit.

Jakarta is one of the hosts of the ASEAN 2023 Summit. There will be a meeting of Southeast Asian heads of state at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) in September.

Jakarta also hosted a meeting of city leaders throughout ASEAN at the Mayors and Governors Meeting of the ASEAN Capital 2023 as a series of ASEAN Summits.