Jakarta CNBC Indonesia – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) showcased the latest face of the progress of the construction of the Trans Sumatra toll road through a short video uploaded to the official Instagram account of the head of state @jokowi.
“The current face of the Trans Sumatra toll road which stretches 1,884 kilometers from Lampung to Aceh. As long as 531 kilometers of this toll road can be passed. The rest are under construction and in planning,” Jokowi wrote, Sunday (15/8/2021).
In the video that lasts no more than 15 seconds, Jokowi shows the Trans Sumatra toll road in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence.
Jokowi said the existence of the Trans Sumatra toll road would cut travel time between regions, facilitate the flow of goods, and revive new economic points along the island of Sumatra.
For information, the Trans Sumatra toll road project is targeted to continue without breaking from Lampung to Aceh in 2024. However, this target will certainly not be achieved.
Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Kartika Wirjoatmodjo said that the project was postponed due to lack of capital to build a number of Trans Sumatra toll roads.
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