Balikpapan – Samarinda Road Development
Locations
Type
Road
Status
Under Construction
Total Reported Cost
985.0 million USD
Initiatives
Start Date
2010
Start of Construction
—
Planned Completion Date
2018
Contractors
Consultants
- —
Implementers
Operators
Funders
| Source(s) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 65,000,000 USD | |
| 6,500,000 USD |
Description
The Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road is divided into five sections. The first section will connect Balikpapan and Samboja, with a length of 13 km; the second section will connect Samboja and Palaran II; the third section will connect Samboja and Palaran II; the fourth section will connect Palaran and Jembatan Mahkota; and the fifth section will connect Balikpapan and Sepinggan.
The objectives of the project are to: a. Improve accessibility and capacity of road networks to facilitate traffic movement in the East Kalimantan Province. b. Increase productivity by the repression of distributional cost and by opening access to regional and international market c. Provide an efficient road transport network in Kalimantan Island to promote the island’s rapid socio-economic development.
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