The Ministry of public works and Housing (PUPR) targeting the construction of 174 jembatansebanyak fruit with a total length of 13,639 meters in 2018. There are several bridges and overpass (flyover/FO) the construction or will be unveiled this year.
Basuki Hadimuljono, PUPR Minister calls, the Government will build a flyover or underpass 18 with a total of 2,691 meters along the length of 2018.
The presence of the infrastructure of the bridge, flyover, and underpas in addition to smoothen traffic flow, also need to be made with the local cultural element enters so it could become the pride of the community and add to the aesthetics of the city.
As for the construction of the bridge which is targeted for completion in 2018, namely Bridge Siak 2 in Soweto, Musi Palembang IV Bridge, a bridge on the island of Yamdena Arafura Wear, Maluku, Holtekamp Bridge at Kempton, and Porcupines Bridge in Pontianak.
While for the flyover will be unveiled this year, include FO Simpang Surabaya along 900 meters in the city of Banda Aceh, as well as two FO in Palembang, which is 650 meters along Keramasan FO and FO Simpang Airport Tanjung Api-Api all 460 meters. The overpass was established before the 2018 Asian Games so that supports smooth traffic.
In addition, underpasses that were done Ministry PUPR is the underpass in Denpasar Ngurah Rai all 543 meters. The construction of underpasses aims to reduce congestion in Simpang Tugu Bali's Ngurah Rai Denpasar supports at the same time as the host of the meeting of the IMF-World Bank in October 2018.
The event will present about 15 thousand participants who require ease of movement from one point to another. Progress of construction is already finished and targeted 57.31 percent August 2018 with construction costs of $168.3 billion.
For the bridge in East Kalimantan Balang Island and the Bay Bridge Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi targeted 2019 is complete.
356 Bridges already built
All 2015-2017, Ministry of PUPR has built as many as 356 bridges in various areas in Indonesia with total length of 22,809 meters. Its main purpose to parse congestion in urban areas.
In that period, the Government has also built 40 underpasses or flyoverdengan total length of 11,325 meters.
Some of the bridge span had been completed, i.e. the bridge Red and white is now the new icon of the city of Ambon, Maluku tourism stands majestically above the Bay In Ambon island. This bridge connects the village to three Houses, the north side of the village and Sirimau Hatige small/Galala, Subdistrict of Ambon Bay on the South side.
The bridge was inaugurated President of Joko Widodo on April 4, 2016 it shorten the distance and travel time from the city of Ambon Pattimura airport and vice versa. The cost of construction of the bridge Red White Rp 772.9 billion.
Other iconic bridges and significantly improve connectivity between regions is a bridge Tayan. 1,440 metres along the bridge across Sungai Kapuas in Sanggau, West Kalimantan. The bridge was inaugurated President Jokowi on March 22, 2016 and cross roads linking South Kalimantan which previously have not been connected, in which citizens have to ride the ship to cross the Kapuas River with a tariff of Rp 200 thousand per crossing .
With the beautiful architecture plus lights, this bridge became the Prima Donna new tours in West Kalimantan. Construction of the bridge cost Rp 740 billion. Other bridge has been completed i.e. the bridge Grindulu in Pacitan, a bridge, a Bridge in Kupang Petuk Sukarno in Manado.
While the underpass that have been completed include the junction with Mandai underpasses in the city of Makassar that their use was opened on 18 June 2017. Underpassini beneficial reduce congestion by separating regional traffic Macassar-Maros-Pare-Pare with the traffic out of Sultan Hassanudin Airport entrance.