Getting The Presidential Instruction Package, Governor Rohidin Mersyah Says A Number Of Damaged Axis Roads In Bengkulu Will Be Repaired

Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah. BETWEEN/HO-Personal Documents

BENGKULU - Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah said that a number of main roads in Bengkulu Province were damaged and immediately repaired. "Bengkulu got the Road Presidential Instruction package, according to the National Road Hall, now it is in the auction process, Bengkulu can get quite a large amount, the budget is around Rp. 150 billion," said Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah in Bengkulu, quoted from Antara, Friday, June 16. The repair package was immediately carried out by the National Road Hall, namely the main road located in North Bengkulu Regency, Kaur Regency and which leads to Lebong Regency, and Tanah Rekah, Mukomuko Regency. "After the auction process is completed, we will try to cover the rest in the APBD changes," he said again. Acting Head of the PUPR Office of Bengkulu Province, Tejo Suroso, explained that the road that was repaired immediately had the status of provincial, district or city roads, there were 11 segments that were repaired. "The status has been raised to be corrected by the National Road Hall, the status belongs to the regional government's authority, but it is handed over to the ministry for handling, after 2 years of maintenance period, it has only been handed over to the regional government, both provincial and district governments," he said again. According to Tejo, roads that get repairs are approximately 55 kilometers long. The implementation of construction and repairs are entirely carried out by the relevant ministries. With the construction of the provincial axis roads in the future, it is hoped that it can increase access to community mobility, and of course become a stimulus for regional economic development. In addition to the construction of the axis road, Bengkulu has obtained road construction for the outer islands of Indonesia, Enggano Island. The road that was built was 32 kilometers long, which connects sub-districts on Enggano Island with local airport and port infrastructure. Currently, the construction of the multi-year year is underway for the first phase, namely the construction of 15 kilometers of roads and 7 bridges which are projected to be completed by mid-2024. For construction, according to him, 40 percent have been running.