Tangerang District Allocates Rp341 Billion for Road Repairs
The government of Tangerang District is allocating a budget of Rp341 billion to repair damaged roads in its territory. Tangerang Regent Mochamad Maesyal Rasyid stated that repair work would begin in April, “earlier compared to last year which only started in July,” Maesyal told Tempo on Monday, 9 March 2026.
A number of priority road sections targeted for repair include Pakuhaji Main Road, Pasar Kemis Main Road and Cadas-Kukun Road. According to Maesyal, the Rp341 billion budget is insufficient, as the total budgetary requirement to repair all roads in Tangerang District reaches Rp1.5 trillion.
Because the allocation is insufficient to fully finance repairs, road improvements will be carried out in stages. The repairs are also supported by drainage development to prevent water pooling at vulnerable locations.
The funds for road repairs come from the District Budget Revenue and Expenditure (APBD) allocation of Rp181 billion purely for roads and bridges. Additionally, there is an extra Rp160 billion from the budget reallocation, bringing the total road repair budget to Rp341 billion.
“I ask that people be patient, because damaged roads in Tangerang District will soon be repaired; everything proceeds in stages,” said Maesyal.
Maesyal explained that the new APBD was only approved by the Tangerang District Regional Representative Assembly in December 2025, and road repair tendering began in February 2026. “The public wants quick repairs. Yet everything has stages and procedures.”
Furthermore, Maesyal stated that the Tangerang District Government does not wish to violate regulations by rushing—repairing roads—as this would risk breaching rules. “We repair according to regulation,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of Road and Water Resources Development for Tangerang District Government, Iwan Firmansyah, explained that road management handling has three components: routine maintenance, emergency repairs, and permanent reconstruction.
According to Iwan, his department has conducted routine maintenance, but due to the intensity of the rainy season, roads are eroded by rain. “We have patched potholes,” he said. However, if a patch-pothole-patch approach continues to be used, conditions will not improve. “Patching holes continuously like that, when hit by standing water, holes appear again,” said Iwan.
Tangerang District Government has also carried out budget reallocation or strategy for diverting or adjusting government spending priorities. “Budget allocations that were not critical were redirected for road repairs including Pasar Kemis and Pakuhaji roads,” said Iwan.
According to the Presidential Regulation on procurement of goods and services, approximately 45 days are required from preparation process through contract signing. One of the infrastructure allocated for repair is Pasar Kemis market road.
Iwan explained that his office has patched roads due to emergency conditions such as on Cikupa Road, Kedaton Road and Pasar Kemis Road, as well as other road sections across Tangerang District’s 29 sub-districts.
Iwan also reported that Tangerang District has 100 kilometres of roads classified as provincial roads, meaning development, repairs and maintenance fall under the responsibility of the provincial government.
Tangerang District has district-classified roads spanning 1,096.26 kilometres with good condition representing 76 percent; the remaining 24 percent—approximately 260 kilometres—are in poor condition. The national standard for road condition is 70 percent good condition and a minimum of 30 percent poor condition.
Iwan stated that Tangerang District requires a budget of Rp1.5 trillion to repair the condition of all roads to comply with the national standard of the Ministry of Public Works requiring roads to be in good condition to ensure safety.