Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing PUPR Spends IDR14.9 Trillion for Road Repair
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VIVA – Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono stated that the roads in Lampung, Jambi, and North Sumatra will be repaired starting on July 2023.
Minister Hadimuljono explained that the road infrastructure development process in Lampung to Jambi was carried out in July because there were still several budgets that had to be processed together with the Ministry of Finance.
"In May, I met the Minister of Finance at the Supreme Audit Agency during a meeting to discuss the budget. The first phase is IDR 14.9 trillion, including for roads in Lampung, Jambi, and North Sumatra," the Minister emphasized.
Then, when the budget has been finalized properly, this will be completed in June, followed by the procurement of goods and services so that road repairs can begin.
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"After that, in June, the procurement of goods and services will be held, the auction. Whether through public auction or e-catalog, depends on the classification. Those under 100 are usually e-cataloged to make it faster," Basuki said.
"But no later than the beginning of July, the work must begin. So what happened in Lampung may be done by the Regional Expenditure Budget (APBD). So like in Jambi, some have been done by the APBD. In North Sumatra, Labuan Batu Utara has also been partly done by the APBD," he said.
The infrastructure development is also working with the local government at this time. But the central government will still do it starting in July.
As previously reported, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) paid a working visit to Lampung Province on Friday, May 5, 2023. The President and his entourage landed at Radin Inten II International Airport, South Lampung Regency.
President Jokowi's agenda after arriving in Lampung was to review markets in the province. The market visited by Jokowi after arriving in Lampung is Natar Market, located in South Lampung.
After that, the President will inspect several roads in Lampung Province. he inspected the roads in Lampung Province by car.
