Jokowi Says Balikpapan to Nusantara New Capital Will Take 45 Minutes via Toll Road
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Dewi Elvia Muthiariny
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Laila Afifa
Rabu, 1 November 2023 16:44 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo shared his experience of passing the new toll road to the new capital city or IKN Nusantara today, Nov. 1.
He said the trip from Balikpapan to IKN could take more than two hours because of the circuitous route. “I tried the new toll road today, and the travel time is about 45 minutes from Balikpapan to IKN Nusantara,” the President said in his speech during the groundbreaking ceremony of Superblok Pakuwon Nusantara, as quoted from Pakuwon Jati’s YouTube channel today, Nov. 1.
He also said that the new highway has a wide road compared to the Jakarta-Bogor-Ciawi Toll Road or the Jagorawi Toll Road.
The former mayor of Solo said the toll road project would be completed next year, along with the VVIP airport project in North Penajam Paser Regency.
“[The VVIP iirport] will also be completed around June 2024,” he added.
The President led the groundbreaking ceremony for the airport project today. The government allotted the budget for the project at Rp4.2 trillion.
“When these two projects are completed; the toll road and the airport, I am sure that those who are late to start investing in IKN Nusantara will be left behind,” Jokowi stressed.
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