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        "id": 1602830,
        "msgid": "restore-connectivity-as-task-force-focuses-on-repairing-functional-roads-and-bridges-1773154411",
        "date": "2026-03-10 20:50:00",
        "title": "Restore Connectivity as Task Force Focuses on Repairing Functional Roads and Bridges",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Post-Disaster Acceleration of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Task Force, led by Muhammad Tito Karnavian, is prioritising the repair of temporary roads and bridges across Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to restore regional connectivity following recent disasters. As of March 2026, approximately 90 per cent of local roads and 67 per cent of local bridges have returned to functional status, whilst all national road and bridge networks have been fully restored, enabling the gradual normalisation of economic activities and logistics distribution in affected areas.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 The Head of the Task Force for Acceleration of\nRehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) Following Disasters in Sumatra,\nMuhammad Tito Karnavian, has stated that efforts to restore regional\nconnectivity in disaster-affected areas of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West\nSumatra are now focused on repairing roads and bridges that remain\nfunctional or temporary in nature.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative represents a continuation of basic infrastructure\nrecovery that has generally demonstrated significant progress across\nvarious affected regions. As transport networks continue to improve,\npublic mobility and logistics distribution are gradually returning to\nnormal operations.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tito, the majority of national roads and provincial\nroads in the affected areas are now passable, enabling normal public\nactivity to resume. \u201cFunctionally, operations are relatively normal.\nNational and provincial roads are now usable, with only one section in\nLokop towards Blangkejeren remaining affected,\u201d Tito stated in Banda\nAceh, Aceh, on Friday, 6 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Based on PRR Task Force data as of 10 March 2026, a cumulative total\nof 2,520 local road sections were affected by disasters across the three\nprovinces, with 2,277 sections having returned to functional status,\nrepresenting approximately 90 per cent recovery. Meanwhile, on the\nnational road network, all affected sections have fully returned to\nfunction at 100 per cent, thereby restoring primary inter-regional\nconnectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding bridge infrastructure, of 1,180 local bridges affected, 790\nhave returned to functional status, representing approximately 67 per\ncent recovery. All sections of the national bridge network have also\nfully returned to function.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond road and bridge repairs, restoration of basic services\nincluding electricity and communications networks has progressed\nextensively across affected areas. For villages not yet fully\nelectrified, the government is distributing generator sets to ensure\nthat residents\u2019 basic needs continue to be met.<\/p>\n<p>As infrastructure access improves, community economic activity is\nalso gradually resuming. Markets previously disrupted by flooding and\ninfrastructure damage are progressively reopening.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Tito emphasised that the government remains committed\nto prioritising the reconstruction of several connecting infrastructure\nfacilities currently operating on a temporary basis, particularly\nemergency bridges constructed during the emergency response phase. \u201cIn\nrecovery operations, what will be made permanent are the bridges,\nfollowed by roads that are currently functioning on a temporary basis,\u201d\nhe stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/restore-connectivity-as-task-force-focuses-on-repairing-functional-roads-and-bridges-1773154411",
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