Jokowi Comes To Bengkulu, Government Budgets IDR 400 Billion For Road Repairs

Illustration - Yearly road sections - Air Limas - Bintunan Bengkulu Regency were temporarily closed due to repairs. ANTARA / Anggi Mayasari.

BENGKULU - The central government has budgeted Rp400 billion for road repairs at eight points in Bengkulu province.

"There are Rp400 billion prepared from the state budget (APBN) to repair roads in Bengkulu Province," said Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono in Bengkulu City as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, July 20.

Basuki said the eight roads to be repaired were in a number of areas such as North Bengkulu Regency and Seluma Regency.

Previously, the Acting Head of the Bengkulu Province Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR), Tejo Suroso, said that the 670.8 kilometer road from the total road belonging to the province was damaged.

"Of the total length of roads belonging to the province, namely 1,560 kilometers, about 57 percent of them are in good condition," he said.

To make improvements and improvements to provincial roads, his party has proposed a budget to the Ministry of PUPR of IDR 500 billion.

Meanwhile, the Bengkulu Provincial Government has prepared a budget of Rp. 19.2 billion for road repairs in these five areas. Each in Central Bengkulu Regency amounting to Rp. 9 billion, Lebong Regency Rp. 3.7 billion, Rejang Lebong Regency Rp. 3.7 billion, Seluma Regency Rp. 1.5 billion and Kepahiang Regency Rp. 1.3 billion.

Tejo explained that with the budget, repairs will be made to road points that are badly damaged, while good roads will still be maintained.

"This is periodic maintenance, especially spots. Because for one kilometer, the need for funds is around Rp. 3.5 billion. So, on average, each district is one kilometer, but because we see these spots, when there is a good thing we leave, especially we do those that are badly damaged," he said.

For road work that is under provincial authority, periodic maintenance will be carried out, routine maintenance and improvements this year.

It is known that the Bengkulu Provincial Government has prepared funds from the 2023 Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) of IDR 50 billion for provincial road repairs in 10 districts and cities in the region.