Danis Hidayat Sumadilaga, the ministry's head of the task force for Nusantara City's infrastructure development, stated that work continues on sections 3A, 3B, and 5A of the toll road.
"Initially, two lanes of the highway will be open for traffic towards Nusantara City," he said.
Sumadilaga said the task force aims to complete the highway before the 79th Independence Day ceremony on August 17, which will be held in the new capital city.
The highway will reduce travel time between Balikpapan and Nusantara from two and a half hours to just one hour.
In addition to the highway, the Ceremony Plaza and the Presidential Palace in Nusantara are already operational.
Sumadilaga noted that the Sepaku Semoi Dam will supply 3,000 liters of bulk water per second, with 2,500 liters allocated to Nusantara. The water will undergo treatment before being distributed to city buildings.
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