A Value Of IDR 3.47 Trillion, Construction Of The Karangjoang-KKT Kariangau Toll Road IKN Won By Hutama Karya

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Hutama Karya (Persero) managed to win the 13 km Karangjoang-KKT Kariangau Toll Road project for the State Capital (IKN) Nusantara.

"So far, Hutama Karya has received a contract for IKN development, for the first contract of Rp3.47 trillion related to to toll road development," said Director of Operations I Hutama Karya Gunadi Soekardjo in the HK ExpoTalk webinar quoted by Antara, Thursday, September 8.

The Karangjoang-KKT Kariangau toll road IKN plays a role in connecting the center of state activities, this toll road will eventually shorten the travel time between IKN Nusantara and Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan.

The toll road project is also the first step in Hutama Karya's contribution, where the project package became the beginning of Hutama Karya's involvement in infrastructure development at IKN.

Hutama Karya's experience and capability in the construction of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road mega infrastructure is expected to support the construction of the Karangjoang-KKT Kariangau IKN Toll Road project.

Previously, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) started the construction of the basic infrastructure for the State Capital (IKN) Nusantara phase 1 worth IDR 5.3 trillion, which was marked by the signing of a contract for the construction of IKN FY 2022 as many as 19 packages.

The Ministry of PUPR has compiled a plan/repair for the development of basic infrastructure at IKN Nusantara for the 2022-2024 period with a total budget of IDR 43.73 trillion. In 2022, the budget allocated for IKN development is IDR 5.3 trillion.

After completing the auction process by the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Construction Development, a contract was symbolically signed as many as 19 work packages with a total contract value of IDR 5.3 trillion with details of the Directorate General of Water Resources totaling six packages with a contract value of IDR 42.8 billion.

Then the Directorate General of Highways as many as 8 packages with a contract value of IDR 4.59 trillion, the Directorate General of Human Settlements as many as 4 packages with a contract value of IDR 111.9 billion, and the Directorate General of Housing as much as 1 package with a contract value of IDR 567 billion.