A coordination meeting regarding Public Street Lighting (PJU) was\nheld at the Banten Governor\u2019s Office in South Tangerang on Tuesday\n(19\/05\/2026). Attendees included representatives from various regencies\nand cities, the Regional Transportation Management Agency (BPTD), the\nMinistry of Transportation, PLN, and several other stakeholders.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, all regional heads in Banten Province, together with the BPTD\nfrom the central government, are discussing and coordinating matters\nrelated to the national roads within Banten Province,\u201d said Andra\nSoni.<\/p>\n
According to Andra, the meeting was organised to align perceptions\nand data between the central, provincial, and regency\/city governments\nregarding the management of street lighting on national road\nsegments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe purpose of this meeting is to synchronise perceptions and data,\nand to align efforts so that we can address the issue of public street\nlighting collectively,\u201d he stated. He added that the results of the\nmeeting would be followed up technically to determine a joint solution\nfor providing street lighting services to the public.<\/p>\n
Based on the data discussed during the meeting, the total length of\nnational roads in Banten Province reaches approximately 567 kilometres,\nspread across eight regencies and cities. The longest segments are\nlocated in the Lebak and Pandeglang regencies.<\/p>\n
In addition to discussing the condition of national roads, the\nmeeting highlighted the need for street lighting, which is estimated to\nreach 8,000 points across various strategic segments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next steps will involve detailed technical coordination.\nPreviously, we had not discussed this together; usually,\nresponsibilities are split between the central, provincial, and\nregency\/city levels. Now, we are aligning our perceptions and data. This\nis a shared responsibility,\u201d said Andra.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Head of the Banten Provincial Transportation Agency,\nTri Nurtopo, noted that many road segments under the authority of the\ncentral government in Banten still lack adequate street lighting. \u201cThere\nare still many national roads without lights. Some are installed by\nregencies\/cities and funded by local budgets, while others are\nconstructed using the State Budget (APBN),\u201d said Tri.<\/p>\n
He further explained that the primary issue discussed in the meeting\nwas not merely the installation of street lights, but also the\nmechanisms for electricity payments and the maintenance of the lighting\nsystem. \u201cThe State Budget (APBN) only covers the provision and\nmaintenance of the lamps. However, for the electricity payments, it is\nexpected that the regencies and cities will provide the funding,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/banten-national-roads-left-in-darkness-andra-soni-coordinates-regency-governments-and-ministry-of-1780889530", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }