Taan-Bela’-Kopeang Road Eligible for Funding via Regional Road Presidential Instruction
The Ministry of Public Works (PU) is responding to public aspirations regarding the condition of the Taan-Bela’-Kopeang road section in Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, which has recently drawn public attention.
Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo stated that the Ministry of PU, through the West Sulawesi National Road Implementation Agency (BPJN), is currently coordinating with the East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government (NTT) and the Mamuju Regency Government to prepare technical planning, including needs assessments and phased programme support.
The handling of this road section is also being advanced through cross-government synergy, including potential support via the Regional Road Presidential Instruction (IJD) scheme, while considering the readiness of technical documents, environmental aspects, and applicable spatial planning regulations.
Dody emphasised that infrastructure handling, particularly for sections with high complexity, must be carried out in a planned and integrated manner to provide optimal benefits to the community.
“Connectivity is the lifeblood of community life. The Ministry of PU thanks the public for their aspirations regarding the road in Mamuju Village,” Dody said, quoted on Thursday (09/04/2026).
According to Dody, the existence of this road plays an important role in supporting community mobility and logistics distribution in the area.
“We want to ensure that every handling step is carried out thoroughly, considering technical, environmental, and sustainability aspects, so that the results can truly be felt by the community,” he said.
Based on field inspections, the Taan-Bela’-Kopeang road is a regency road approximately 22.9 kilometres long. Most of the section is still a dirt road with inadequate conditions in several segments.
Dody revealed that part of the road alignment also passes through forest areas, so its handling requires cross-sectoral coordination, including with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forestry.
“Part of the road alignment also passes through forest areas, so its handling requires coordination including with relevant ministries and fulfilment of various technical and environmental requirements in accordance with statutory regulations,” he said.
Based on the 2025-2029 Medium-Term National Development Plan (RPJMN), the Directorate General of Highway Development, Ministry of PU, in preparing IJD implementation priorities, determines several criteria, including thematic, road stability, and proposal sustainability.
For the thematic criterion, it is determined based on regional road networks that support food self-sufficiency, divided into sub-qualifications for agricultural areas and areas supporting Free Nutritious Meals (MBG), fisheries, livestock, plantations.
Furthermore, regional road networks supporting energy distribution are divided into two: plantation areas producing renewable energy, and supporting the distribution of Uniform Price Fuel Oil (BBM).
Then, regional road networks supporting other productive areas such as transmigration areas, strategic regional industrial areas, priority industrial areas.