Accused of Heresy Project, Construction of the Trans-Sumatra Highway Still Continue

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Economist at the University of Indonesia (UI) Faisal Basri said the Trans-Sumatra toll road construction project is misguided because it is bad for the island of Java.

The statement he made when the discussion forum “Extortion Weigh” in Hotel Atlet Century Park, Jakarta, on Tuesday last week.

“Trans-Sumatra project is misguided and will add to the burden of Java (related logistics flows) and this is also a contradiction because the Trans-Sumatra was built right to prop up the Bridge the Sunda Strait has been canceled President Jokowi, “said Faisal.

In response, the Director General of Highways, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Arie Setiadi Morwanto say that is not true if the construction of Trans-Sumatra astray and only add to the problem in Java.

According to him, the Trans-Sumatra, it will have a positive impact on the economy of Sumatra in particular and Java in general.

“it seems less precise yes because the Trans-Sumatra also for reviving economies in Sumatra, along with the toll of the sea we continue to develop, “said Arie.

in addition, continued Arie, where Trans-Sumatra create economic movement, especially logistics in Sumatra Island will be easier and quickly.

Meanwhile, to directly to Java practically just Lampung between Port Bakauheni and Merak.

According to the Toll road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), road Trans-Sumatra consists of 24 segments stretching from Bakauheni to Aceh.

of the total 24 segments planned, the government under Presidential Decree No. 117 in 2015 to prioritize eight segments during the five years from 2014 to 2019, that the process handed over to PT Hutama Karya (Persero).

Includes Medan-Binjai 17 kilometers, Palembang-Indralaya along 22 kilometers, Pekanbaru-Dumai 131 kilometers, and Bakauheni-Terbanggi Great 140 kilometers.

Later Terbanggi Large-Causeway Bake with a length of 100 kilometers, Causeway Bake-Kayu Agung along 85 kilometers, Palembang-Tanjung Api-Api 90 kilometers, and Tebing Tinggi-range with a length of 60 kilometers.

in addition, there were three additional segments, namely Banda Aceh-Medan, Padang and Pekanbaru, and Tebing Tinggi-Parapat, with a total length of 770 kilometers.

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