"After the groundbreaking, the projects must be started, and I will observe the project four months following the groundbreaking," the President said after launching a number of strategic projects in the Buluminung village, Penajam Paser Utara district on Thursday.
"I have rechecked the toll road construction in Samarinda, Balikpapan, which has already been stalled for three years, due to the matter of land conflicts," Jokowi said.
"I should set a target if I want to do a project. I did it when I checked the railway construction project. So it is not merely the groundbreaking," the president explained.
According to him, many groundbreaking ceremonies are for development projects in the Penajam Paser Utara district.
"Thus, anyone responsible for the projects, either the governor or regents should be careful, as I will recheck them more than once," Jokowi asserted.
The projects launched are located in North Penajam Paser and include groundbreaking for the Balang Island Long Bridge, groundbreaking for the Borneo railway construction, the groundbreaking for the National Marine Science and Tecnopark, groundbreaking for the Benoa Taka Harbour in North Penajam Paser and groundbreaking for an advanced project on the Balikpapan-Samarinda toll way.
"These groundbreaking projects should begin, I will check the projects progress in the next three to four months," the President said.
The 804 meter-long Balang Island Long Bridge project is funded from the state budget with Rp1.33 trillion and is projected to be completed by 2019.
The Borneo Railway development and the Tecnopark projects have attracted investment from Russian companies amounting to Rp72 trillion.
The 900 kilometer-long Borneo Railway is collaboration with the Russian Railways is targeted to be completed in five years.
Borneo Railway consists of two lines, the first track is for Kutai Barat to the Buluhminum industrial areas in Balikpapan and the second track is from Kutai Kertanegara to KEK Batua Trans South Kalimantan.
While the National Marine Science and Tecnopark project is being carried out in cooperation with Russia, the Republic of Tatarstans project is worth of US$8 million for fast patrol ships, US$10 million Pellets Factory plant, US$30 million Fiber Glass Pipe plant, US$5 million Biomass plant, US$400 million refinery, US$1 billion service center, US$300 million solar panel project, US$4 million Brown coal upgrade, US$17 million coal storage and US$20 million for a building materials plant.
The Benoa Taka Port project is located in North Penajam Paser and will cost about US$2.5 billion.
While the advanced project of the 99.22 kilometers Balikpapan-Samarinda toll way has been running from January 12, 2011, it has an investment value of Rp14.9 trillion.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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