Balikpapan City-Nusantara Capital City Toll Road is 90% Complete, Public Works Ministry Says
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Minggu, 21 Juli 2024 20:36 WIB
The toll road construction project in Nusantara Capital City (IKN). (Photo: ANTARA/HO - PT Waskita Beton Precast Tbk)
TEMPO.CO, Penajam Paser Utara - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) announced on Saturday, July 20, 2024, that construction of the Balikpapan City-Nusantara Capital City toll road is 90 percent complete.
Danis Hidayat Sumadilaga, the ministry's head of the task force for Nusantara City's infrastructure development, stated that work continues on sections 3A, 3B, and 5A of the toll road.
"Initially, two lanes of the highway will be open for traffic towards Nusantara City," he said.
Sumadilaga said the task force aims to complete the highway before the 79th Independence Day ceremony on August 17, which will be held in the new capital city.
The highway will reduce travel time between Balikpapan and Nusantara from two and a half hours to just one hour.
In addition to the highway, the Ceremony Plaza and the Presidential Palace in Nusantara are already operational.
Sumadilaga noted that the Sepaku Semoi Dam will supply 3,000 liters of bulk water per second, with 2,500 liters allocated to Nusantara. The water will undergo treatment before being distributed to city buildings.
