“Do Until We Lose Border Roads of Malaysia”

Entikong, KOMPAS.com – As one of the gates of Indonesia, the construction of roads and border access is very important.

Therefore, the government through the Directorate General (DG) of Highways Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) continue to boost the acceleration of construction border road at some point.

one priority is the border road Entikong, West Kalimantan, which is directly adjacent to Malaysia.

“So access (border) is very important so as not to lose the way our borders with neighboring countries. It should be recognized Malaysia’s road network has been better,” said Director General of Highways Arie Setiadi Moerwanto in a written statement received by Kompas.com Monday (11/21/2016).

the road corridor is composed of 12 segments, namely Temajuk-Aruk (90 kilometers), Aruk-Covering (78 kilometers), Covering-Entikong (84 kilometers), Entikong -Rasau (99 kilometers), Rasau-Sepulau-Sintang (99 kilometers), and Sintang-Nanga Badau (43 kilometers).

Then six more segments corridors namely Nanga Badau-Lanjak along 46 kilometers, Lanjak-Mataso (26 kilometers), Mataso-Tanjung Work (56 kilometers), Tanjung Work-Putussibau (37.84 kilometers), Putussibau-Nanga Era (37 kilometers), and Nanga Era-border in East Kalimantan with a length of 158 kilometers.

Nevertheless, most of the road with a total length of 856 kilometers, the asphalt has not received or is still in the form of soil and stone material (aggregate).

“asphalt pavement will be prioritized in areas of existing settlements. While the aggregate used in areas that still need improvement daily traffic (LHR), “said Arie.

In 2016, DGH targeting parallel road conditions along the border will be 289.3 kilometers of asphalt, aggregate 93.66 kilometers and 278.2 kilometers along the dirt road.

While in 2017, the road with asphalt pavement into 306.9 kilometers, the aggregate 101.92 kilometers, and the dirt road 330.18 kilometers.

the addition of road land in 2017 due to the opening of the forest will be a new path. in this regard, Arie admitted forest land remaining unopened 188.61 kilometers longer.

A total of four sections of the unopened land is Nanga Era Kaltim confines along the 152 kilometer-Entikong Covering an area of ​​20.85 kilometers in length, Rasau-Sepulau-Sintang along 8.55 kilometers, and Temajuk-Aruk with a length of 6.85 kilometers.

“at the end of 2017 we will reduce the road not penetrate into 107.31 kilometers remaining 20 percent. Other sections in 2018 is penetrating everything, “Arie added.

The budgeted costs in 2016 of Rp 300 billion and had absorbed 70 percent or has been used to pierce the land along 667.39 kilometers. As for the access road border Rp 350 billion.

In addition to the status of forests, there are some other obstacle in building roads this border, the limited data.

Moreover, the construction site of the remote so that the necessary surveys and measurement detail.

further obstacles are availability of materials that can be used as sub-grade road construction.

“Not all areas have good material, in addition to the difficulty of transporting material asphalt,” added Arie

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