The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) started the construction of the Sepaku Ring Road, which is the main national access road to the new capital city of archipelago or IKN Nusantara. PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said the construction of the IKN Nusantara had entered the land development phase or land mapping. "After land mapping, the government will start the construction of basic infrastructure such as toll roads and national roads which are the main access to IKN Nusantara," said Minister Basuki in an official statement, Wednesday (24/8). The construction of the Sepaku Ring Road segment 1 to segment 3 is almost completed with an average physical progress of 77%. The APBN allocation is divided into three packages with a total value of IDR 103.772 billion. Head of the East Kalimantan National Road Implementation Center (BBPJN) Junaidi said the total length of the road financed through the APBN was around 2.91 kilometers. "The construction of the Sepaku Ring Road segment 1 is 0.75 kilometers long, then segment 2 is 1.04 kilometers long, and segment 3 is 1.12 kilometers long," he explained.
The construction of the Sepaku Ring Road segments 1 to 3 is carried out through an advanced multi-year contract (MYC) scheme. For the implementation of the Segment 1 Sepaku Ring Road work by PT Prampus Inti Puspita with a contract value of activities worth IDR 46,693 billion. Then, the construction of the ring road segment 2, carried out by PT Duta Mega Perkasa worth IDR 48.021 billion. Furthermore, the construction of the Sepaku Ring Road segment 3 was carried out by PT Cipta Artha Borneo with a budget of IDR 44.8 billion. Junaidi also said that currently, the construction of the Segment 4 Sepaku Ring Road has been completed so that the tender can be carried out immediately. "Project tenders for the construction of the Segment 4 Sepaku Ring Road have been opened with a package ceiling value of IDR 193.47 billion, and contract preparation," Junaidi said. The development of IKN Nusantara will be carried out in stages until 2045 by carrying out the concept of 'Future Smart Forest City of Indonesia' so that it still pays attention to environmental aspects. In the early stages in 2022-2024, development that will be a priority for the Ministry of PUPR includes the Central Government Core Area (KIPP) covering an area of 6,671 hectares. The priority infrastructure to be built by the Ministry of PUPR includes the Presidential Palace, the State Mosque, ministry/institutional offices, the arrangement of the National Axis and Tripraja Areas, National Civil Servant (ASN) housing, access roads and early-stage environmental roads, as well as basic infrastructure for settlements such as the provision of raw water through the Sepaku Dam, Semoi and several other dams.
