The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has confirmed that the\nfirst phase (batch 1) of construction has been fully completed. With the\nmain roads now finished, the government is focusing on the legislative\nand judiciary areas as part of preparations to make IKN the political\ncapital by 2028.<\/p>\n
Head of the IKN Authority, Basuki Hadimuljono, stated that the\nauthority\u2019s spending realisation for 2025 reached Rp8.51 trillion, or\n94.13% of the Rp9.04 trillion budget ceiling. Capital expenditure\ndominated this figure, amounting to Rp7.66 trillion, which was used to\ncomplete various development projects in IKN.<\/p>\n
\u2018The realisation of spending for the 2025 fiscal year was dominated\nby capital expenditure of Rp7.66 trillion, which was used to complete\nthe construction of IKN, including batch 1 in 2025 which is now 100%\ncomplete. Batch 1 consisted of the main roads,\u2019 Basuki said during a\nworking meeting with Commission II of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives (DPR) at the parliament complex in Jakarta on Thursday\n(16\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n
\u2018Batch 2, under the 2025-2027 scheme, involves building the ecosystem\nof buildings and the construction of legislative and judiciary offices,\u2019\nhe continued. He explained that the batch 2 development will run until\n2027 and includes the construction of buildings for legislative and\njudiciary institutions along with their supporting areas.<\/p>\n
When met after the meeting, Basuki said the progress of the\nlegislative and judiciary complex construction has currently reached\naround 15%. In the near future, the IKN Authority will also tender the\nconstruction of housing for the state apparatus who will be stationed in\nthe area.<\/p>\n
\u2018Yes, we are continuing to do that\u2026 preparing the infrastructure\nfirst. The judiciary and legislative areas are currently progressing at\naround 15% overall, and we will tender the housing this week,\u2019 Basuki\nexplained. According to him, the ongoing construction currently covers\nthe office buildings and the surrounding areas. The next stage, which is\nthe construction of housing, will begin soon alongside the finalisation\nof supporting regulations.<\/p>\n
Basuki confirmed that the construction of the legislative complex\nwill be accelerated until the end of 2027. The project, which began in\n2025, is part of the government\u2019s target to prepare IKN as the centre of\npolitical governance. \u2018Yes, 2027\u2026 from 2025, 2026, to 2027,\u2019 he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He detailed that the judiciary area being built includes the Supreme\nCourt (MA), the Constitutional Court (MK), the Judicial Commission (KY),\nalong with their housing and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, the\nlegislative area will encompass the DPR, MPR, DPD buildings, a plenary\nsession hall, and housing for officials and staff.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Basuki revealed that public transport in IKN will\ninitially rely on a fleet of electric buses. The government currently\nhas no plans to build rail-based transport modes such as LRT or MRT.\n\u2018Yes, buses, just electric buses. As for LRT\/MRT, not yet,\u2019 he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/basuki-reveals-progress-of-nusantara-capital-city-ikn-projects-1784191962", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }