Jokowi Penuhi Permintaan Panglima TNI Lebarkan Jalan ke Cilangkap

Jakarta Governor Approved to Improvement of Access to Indonesian Military HQ

Reporter : Roni Said
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani


Jokowi Penuhi Permintaan Panglima TNI Lebarkan Jalan ke Cilangkap
Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Joko Widodo bersama Panglima TNI Jenderal Moeldoko (Foto: merdeka.com)

Jakarta (B2B) - Permintaan Panglima TNI Jenderal Moeldoko untuk melebarkan jalan di sekitar Markas Besar (Mabes) TNI, Cilangkap Jakarta Timur disetujui oleh Gubernur DKI Jakarta Joko Widodo (Jokowi) menyetujui permintaan

Jokowi, didampingi Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Manggas Rudy Siahaan, melakukan pertemuan tertutup dengan Panglima Jenderal TNI Moeldoko sekitar 30 menit.

"Bapak Gubernur Provinsi DKI akan membangunkan jalan di depan Mabes TNI. Teman-teman kan tahu dari tol ke Mabes TNI itu kan jalannya sempit, berliku dan tidak bagus. Saya Panglima TNI meminta bantuan kepada Bapak Gubernur, alhamdulillah Pak Gubernur menyetujui. Mudah-mudahan dalam waktu dekat akan segera dibangun jalan itu.,´´ kata Moeldoko di Mabes TNI Cilangkap, Jakarta Timur, Kamis.

Sementara itu, Jokowi mengatakan pembangunan jalan yang merupakan jalan provinsi di Jalan Setu Cipayung, Jakarta Timur tersebut akan selesai tahun ini.

Jalan tersebut tidak hanya akan diperlebar namun juga akan dibuat ruang terbuka hijau di sekitara Mabes TNI tersebut.

"Ini sudah akan dimulai, tahun ini rampung pokoknya," kata Jokowi.

Nantinya, Jalan Setu Cipayung yang merupakan jalan menuju Mabes TNI Cilangkap, Jakarta Timur akan dilebarkan hingga 20 Meter dari 7 meter. Sementara itu, panjangnya akan dibangun sejauh 1,3 kilo meter.

Pembangunan jalan tersebut diperkirakan akan menelan dana senilai Rp60,7 miliar yang berasal dari dana APBD DKI Jakarta.

Jakarta (B2B) -  Jakarta´s governor and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP)s presidential candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met Chief of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) General Moeldoko here on Thursday discussing improvement of road access to military headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta.

"Jokowi said he would approve the proposal to build better road access to the military headquarters in Cilangkap. As you know, the access road to and from the headquarters is narrow and not in a good condition. Hopefully, the commitment will be realized soon," Military Chief General Moeldoko said.

Meanwhile, Jokowi said the construction of the road leading to the military headquarters in Cilangkap was expected to be finished this year. Jokowi added that the construction project would also create green space around the military headquarters.

"We will start soon, hopefully the construction will be finished this year," Jokowi said.

The military headquarters are located at Jalan Setu Cipayung, East Jakarta. According to the construction plan, the road access to the headquarters will be expanded from seven meters to 20 meters, with the length of 1.3 kilometers. The project was predicted to cost Rp60.7 billion, which will be taken from Jakartas Regional Budget.

General Moeldoko was said to be one of several public figures who are being considered to contest as a candidate for the vice president alongside Jokowi in the presidential election. However, the general had not yet made a statement about his candidature or whether he will contest as a vice presidential candidate.