49 road sections under South Sulawesi's MYP programme enter construction phase

A total of 49 road sections included in the South Sulawesi Provincial Government’s Multi Years Contract (MYP) programme are currently in the construction phase. Head of the South Sulawesi Highways and Construction Development Agency, Andi Ihsan, stated in Makassar on Thursday that physical progress on MYP Packages 1 through 6 remains on schedule. “In total, there are 85 road sections. Of that number, 49 are being handled, whilst the other 36 are still in the planning stage,” said Andi Ihsan. He explained that work on each package is proceeding normally. Several sections have even completed the main physical phase and only require finishing touches, such as road markings. “Hertasning Road is already nearly 90 per cent complete. Aroepala Road and Burung-Burung Road have also entered the concrete pouring stage. Most of the remainder just need road markings to be finished,” he said. The 2025-2027 MYP programme is divided into six work packages covering a total of 1,400 kilometres of provincial roads. The breakdown per package is: Package I spanning 300.24 kilometres, Package II 209.38 kilometres, Package III 254.85 kilometres, Package IV 286.80 kilometres, Package V 218.75 kilometres, and Package VI 157.49 kilometres. The total budget amounts to Rp2.5 trillion, sourced from the South Sulawesi Provincial Budget (APBD). This road infrastructure development is one of the priority programmes of South Sulawesi Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman and Deputy Governor Fatmawati Rusdi to improve infrastructure quality, inter-regional connectivity, and support the community’s economic activities. Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman urged the public to continue supporting the implementation of infrastructure development so that all stages of work in the field can proceed smoothly. “We understand the public’s expectation that all damaged provincial roads be repaired immediately. God willing, everything will be handled in stages. What we hope for is the support of the entire community so that the work process in the field can run smoothly without obstacles,” he said.