Indonesian road budget increase

The authorities in Indonesia plan to invest heavily in infrastructure in 2010 and 2011, with road transport regarded as a high priority. The Directorate General of Highway Construction at the Public Work Ministry has set a budget of US$1.86 billion budget for 2010. According to the Public Work Ministry, 1% of the total budget for 2010 will be used to develop around 536km of roads while 11.5% of the budget will be spent on preservation of 4,400km roads
May 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The authorities in Indonesia plan to invest heavily in infrastructure in 2010 and 2011, with road transport regarded as a high priority.

The Directorate General of Highway Construction at the Public Work Ministry has set a budget of US$1.86 billion budget for 2010. According to the Public Work Ministry, 1% of the total budget for 2010 will be used to develop around 536km of roads while 11.5% of the budget will be spent on preservation of 4,400km roads. For 2011 the Directorate General of Highway Construction will have a $3.1 billion budget for road maintenance.

This will be used for several road maintenance purposes including increasing road capacity, preservation of roads and management of roads. Of the total road maintenance budget, $2.44 billion will come from the 2011 National Budget while, another $666.67 million will come from foreign loans in which $555 million has already been secured including loans from Japan.

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