The auction for the construction of the fourth segment of the Sepaku Ring Road has been opened with a package ceiling budget of Rp193.47 billion...Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry is constructing the Sepaku Ring Road as the main access road to the new Indonesian capital (IKN), Nusantara, in East Kalimantan province.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said that the land mapping for the construction of IKN Nusantara has begun.
"After mapping the land, the government will start the construction of basic infrastructure, such as toll roads and national roads to access the IKN Nusantara," he informed.
Meanwhile, as it will serve as the main access road to the future capital, Sepaku Ring Road’s development has started earlier, and so far, its construction is 77 percent complete.
Head of the East Kalimantan National Road Implementation Center (BBPJN), Junaidi, informed that the total length of the Sepaku Ring Road, which is being developed using the state budget (APBN) in three tranches under a multi-year contract (MYC), will be around 2.91 kilometers (km).
The road comprises three segments spanning 0.75 km, 1.04 km, and 1.12 km in length, he noted.
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Meanwhile, the contract value for the development of each segment has been pegged at Rp46,693 billion, Rp48.021 billion, and Rp44.8 billion, respectively.
Junaidi said that currently, the auction for the development of the fourth segment of the Sepaku Ring Road has been completed, thus the construction will be carried out promptly.
"The auction for the construction of the fourth segment of the Sepaku Ring Road has been opened with a package ceiling budget of Rp193.47 billion, and (it has entered the stage of) contract preparation," he disclosed.
The development of IKN Nusantara will be carried out in stages until 2045 based on the concept of “Future Smart Forest City of Indonesia,” thus, it will still pay attention to environmental aspects.
In the early stages of the development in 2022–2024, the development projects that will be prioritized by the PUPR Ministry include the Central Governmental Area (KIPP), which will cover 6,671 hectares.
Meanwhile, the priority infrastructure that will be built by the ministry includes the Presidential Palace, the National Mosque, ministry/institutional offices, housing for civil servants (ASN), access roads, as well as basic residential infrastructure.
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Editor: Suharto
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