Sidoarjo Regency Government Budgeted IDR 92.8 Billion For Public Street Lighting

One of the PJUs in Sidoarjo which is undergoing a repair process (ANTARA/HO Sidoarjo Regency Government)

SIDOARJO - The Sidoarjo Regency Government of East Java has budgeted Rp92.8 billion for the construction of new public street lighting (PJU) and maintenance of the damaged ones in 2022.

Sidoarjo Regent Ahmad Muhdlor said the number of new PJU additions this year was 847 points which would be built in several sub-districts.

"These include Krian, Porong, Taman, Krembung and other sub-districts," he said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 24.

He said most of the new PJUs built this year were located in the area around Krian as many as 215 points.

"Then there are 207 points in Porong Sub-district, 205 points in Sidoarjo, 210 points in Taman and the TMMD program in Rejeni Village, Krembung District, with 10 points," said Gus Muhdlor as he is familiarly called.

He said maintenance work for old PJUs, such as replacing lamps and repairing PJU poles, as well as repairing installation cables, continued to be accelerated.

The Regent ensured that the addition of hundreds of new PJUs could be completed this year, including the maintenance of thousands of old PJUs.

Gus Muhdlor will continue to monitor the construction and maintenance of the PJU so that its implementation is on target and on target as expected by the community

"The implementation in the field is directly under my supervision. We prioritize PJU handling because it concerns the safety of the residents," he said.

The Head of the Public Street Lighting Division of the Sidoarjo Transportation Service, Arie Prabowo, said that the construction phase of the new PJU is already in the contract process with a planning consultant and will soon enter the auction stage.

"Balongbendo sub-district is also included in the plan to add new PJU installations will be carried out at several village road points, including Sirapan Hamlet, Kemangsen Village, Luwung Hamlet, Sumokembangsri Village and Sonosari Hamlet, Seketi Village," he said.

Arie is optimistic that the auction process will not be delayed and currently his party is combing through thousands of old, dead PJUs for repairs and maintenance.

"The average check is carried out at all PJUs, and as of May 23, 2022 yesterday, the Sidoarjo Transportation Service has replaced 1,895 PJU lights that have died," he said.