The Pantura Line Is Great 96.15 Percent Of 1,716 KM

Illustration of the Pantura Line (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Ahead of the 2023 Eid homecoming flow, the Ministry of PUPR said, road availability on the North Coast Line (Pantura) had reached 96.15 percent.

Director General of Highways of the Ministry of PUPR Hedy Rahadian said the Pantura Line referred to by Bina Marga is a road from Merak to Banyuwangi, with a total length of 1,716 km.

"So, we again convey the meaning of the 96.15 percent application, which is that there are almost four percent of roads in Pantura that are damaged, so if percent I think from 1,716 km, around 600-700 km of roads are problematic," said Hedy in the RDP with Commission V DPR RI in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 12.

Hedy said, there are four regions that are included in the Pantura route, including Banten, West Java, Central Java, and East Java.

For Pantura Banten itself, he said, the condition of the road's stability has reached 96.91 percent. "That is still below the peak of the determination we have achieved in 2019, which is 98.99 percent," he said.

Then, for the Pantura of West Java, the road was quite good, reaching 99.04 percent. "Then, Central Java had 97 percent safety and currently 89 percent," said Hedy.

Finally, namely the East Java Pantura, continued Hedy, consistently increasing the condition of the road's stability, which is in 97.66 percent position at this time.

According to Hedy, in the last six years, the Ministry of PUPR has allocated a budget for Jalan Pantura of around Rp. 6.5 trillion.

"Then, for 2023, we conveyed Rp1.3 trillion. So, our allocation so far has been at around Rp1.1 trillion-Rp1.3 trillion," he concluded.