We will prepare the budget immediately ..."Bandarlampung (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the government will prepare a fund of Rp1.2 trillion for land clearance to make way for the Trans-Sumatra toll road project in Lampung Province.
"We will prepare the budget immediately because the development runs speedily while the disbursement of funds is late," the President said while inspecting the Trans-Sumatra toll road section in Sabahbalu village, Lampung Province, Thursday.
The Lampung regional government had made speedy efforts to clear land for the trans-Sumatra toll road project, but the budget was not yet ready to be disbursed, Jokowi said.
"The governor has reported to me that the development of the project has been going on, and since my last inspection the process has been running even faster," the President said.
Therefore, when returning to Jakarta, the President will soon coordinate with the relevant agency to prepare the budget.
"In Lampung alone, we will prepare at least Rp1.2 trillion for the toll road project for land clearance so that its development will run more smoothly," he said.
In the meantime, the 7-kilometer section of the Trans-Sumatra toll road between Jalan Sutami and Kota Baru in South Lampung is expected to be used in the coming exodus of Ied Fitr travelers.
"We hope that the toll gates would be completed by March 2016 so that it could be used to anticipate traffic congestion during the coming Eid Fitr traffic flow. We will open toll gates in two locations," Marsesa Edward, the engineer manager of PT Waskita Karya, said in Sabahbalau, South Lampung Thursday.
His side has constructed some 4 kilometers of the total 5 kilometers whose land clearance had been settled, he said.
The target could be met because PT Waskita Karya could develop 200 to 3000 meters per day, he said.***3***
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