Connectivity and Logistics in Sumatra Disaster Areas Gradually Normalising, Majority of Affected Infrastructure Already Functional

Infrastructure repairs in three regions affected by hydrometeorological disasters, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra, continue to show significant progress in accelerating the recovery of social and economic connectivity for the community.

Based on data from the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction as of 11 May 2026, approximately 94% of the total 2,421 damaged local roads have been operationally functional. In addition, around 67% of the 1,181 affected local bridge units have also been brought back into function.

Meanwhile, the national roads and bridges that were previously damaged are now 100% operationally functional to support logistics distribution and community economic activities.

Task Force spokesperson Amran stated that repairs to roads and bridges are nearly complete. These repairs also include cleaning mud that covered irrigation and drainage around the infrastructure.

“The conditions on the ground already show significant progress and are nearly complete. For national road access, it has even been 100% connected since a few months ago. Currently, only the cleaning of mud-covered drainage remains,” said Amran during the Task Force press conference in Jakarta, quoted on Tuesday, 12 May 2026.

Amran assured that repairs will be maximised until permanently complete. However, he emphasised that permanent construction requires more time to ensure the resulting infrastructure is stronger in facing future disaster risks.

“The bridges that have been built so far are partly Bailey bridges and some temporary bridges. Permanent bridges are still in process. From a functional perspective, almost all access has been usable again. However, to restore infrastructure as it was before the disaster certainly requires time,” Amran stated.

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo emphasised that accelerating infrastructure recovery is the government’s commitment to ensure residents’ social and economic activities recover quickly.

“Post-disaster infrastructure handling is our priority so that the community can immediately return to activities safely and comfortably,” said the Public Works Minister in his statement in Jakarta on Sunday (10/5/2026).

Dody targets all infrastructure in the three regions to fully recover soon and be more resilient against potential disasters in the future.