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Kalimantan – The Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Wednesday inaugurated 24 road sections spanning a total length of 165 kilometers in West Kalimantan and built with a total budget of IDR648 billion.
"By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful), I officially declared the Presidential Instruction for Regional Road Construction in West Kalimantan, is completed," the President announced in Mempawah district.
According to a statement released by the Presidential Secretariat, the construction of roads in West Kalimantan was undertaken based on Presidential Instruction Number 3 of 2023 concerning the Acceleration of Regional Road Connectivity Improvement.
Presiden Jokowi meresmikan pabrik amonium nitrat PT. Kaltim Amonium Nitrat.
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President Jokowi expressed the hope that road infrastructure development would increase the mobility of people and freight in the surrounding areas.
"We expect to be able to repair all damaged roads so that the mobility of people, freight, and logistics through these roads can all be fast-paced,"
The President also emphasized the importance of road infrastructure development in reducing logistics costs.
President Jokowi further said that the existence of road infrastructure is expected to increase the competitiveness of local goods.
"And make existing goods cheaper and more competitive,"
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir, acting governor of West Kalimantan, Harisson, and Mempawah district head Erlina Nosran accompanied the President during the inauguration event.
Earlier, in February this year, President Jokowi inaugurated 27 roads included in the presidential instruction on regional road construction in South Sulawesi province.
He also launched road infrastructure spanning 209 kilometers in Tanjungbalai, North Sumatra, on March 14, 2024, which was also a part of the implementation of Presidential Instruction No. 3/2023.
