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        "msgid": "indonesian-military-works-round-the-clock-to-complete-218-bridges-in-2-5-months-1773370318",
        "date": "2026-03-13 09:15:16",
        "title": "Indonesian Military Works Round-the-Clock to Complete 218 Bridges in 2.5 Months",
        "author": "Ardito Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Army (TNI AD) has completed the construction of 218 bridges across various Indonesian regions in 2.5 months through continuous round-the-clock efforts by its personnel. Approximately 80 per cent of these bridges are located in Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra, comprising Bailey bridges, Armco bridges, and pioneer suspension bridges to restore transport access severed by geographical conditions and natural disasters. The initiative, directed by President Prabowo Subianto through Army Chief of Staff Maruli Simanjuntak, aims to rapidly restore economic and transport mobility in affected areas.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 The Indonesian Army (TNI AD) has completed the construction\nof 218 bridges across various regions of Indonesia within 2.5 months, an\nachievement made possible by personnel working around-the-clock, both\nday and night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you call it artificial intelligence or not, it is day and\nnight work to meet targets so that the community can recover\neconomically and in terms of transport,\u201d said Brigadier General Donny\nPramono, Head of Information Services of the TNI AD, at Indonesian Army\nHeadquarters in Central Jakarta on Thursday (12 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Pramono stated that if soldiers had not worked round-the-clock, the\ntarget set by President Prabowo Subianto through Army Chief of Staff\nMaruli Simanjuntak would likely not have been achieved.<\/p>\n<p>According to Pramono, the construction effort was undertaken to\nrestore public access that had been severed due to geographical\nconditions and the impact of disasters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the total 218 bridges, approximately 80 per cent are located in\nAceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra. These comprise 77 Bailey bridges,\n59 Armco bridges, and 82 pioneer suspension bridges,\u201d Pramono\nexplained.<\/p>\n<p>In Aceh Province, the TNI AD constructed 88 bridges, consisting of 40\nBailey bridges, 34 Armco bridges, and 14 pioneer suspension bridges. In\nWest Sumatra, the TNI AD built 24 bridges: 11 Bailey bridges, 10 Armco\nbridges, and 3 pioneer suspension bridges.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond these three provinces, 57 additional bridges were constructed\nin various regions, including two Bailey bridges in Central Java.\nMeanwhile, 55 pioneer suspension bridges are distributed across several\nprovinces, including West Java, Central Java, East Java, Banten,\nLampung, Riau, South Sumatra, North Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, Central\nSulawesi, and West Sulawesi.<\/p>\n<p>Disasters occurring nearly simultaneously across multiple regions had\nsevered many transportation access routes for local communities. Pramono\nnoted that from the outset, TNI AD engineering units in affected areas\ndeployed to the field to repair and reconstruct damaged bridges.\nHowever, the extensive scope of damage forced the TNI AD to deploy\nadditional personnel from engineering units in other regions.<\/p>\n<p>The TNI AD hopes that these bridges will normalise mobility for\npreviously isolated communities and accelerate economic recovery in the\naffected regions.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesian-military-works-round-the-clock-to-complete-218-bridges-in-2-5-months-1773370318",
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