CIDISS. The Indonesian government’s determination in leveling development in Indonesia in the era of President Jokowi is increasingly evident with the infrastructure being built in Papua, one of which is the construction of the Holtekamp Papua bridge, the Holtekamp bridge will become a new icon for the city of Jayapura. In addition to the beautiful design of the many benefits that will be felt by the people of Papua, the journey from Jayapura to the Skouw border can be taken in just one hour, the bridge is sure to be completed in December 2018, the Holtekamp bridge construction stage is almost 100%.
This 733 meter long Holtekamp was originally built at the beginning of the Jokowi May 2015 government era, laying the first stone directly by President Jokowi on May 9, 2015, while the construction cost of the bridge was Rp. 943 billion which was done by a consortium of PP contractors as leaders, PT Hutama Karya (Persero) and PT. Nindya Karya (Persero).
Infrastructure Director of PT. PP (Persero) Tbk Toha Fauzi said the construction of the bridge had relatively no problems and development could be carried out quickly, because the Papuan people really wanted this so that there were no obstacles in land acquisition, only this development method had been changed due to the bridge area is an earthquake-prone area “The initial challenge was because the earthquake area was here so we changed the method. Erection (installation) usually here the factory in Surabaya we bring here. Indeed the highest risk is when transporting from Surabaya. “Said Toha.
This project won two World Records because the frame sent from Surabaya traveled the farthest distance, the curved steel in the middle of the bridge was sent at a distance of 3200 km from Surabaya to Papua, this mobilization was carried out using large ship ships sent from Surabaya, other records were frame installation and lifting this steel becomes the longest in the whole form.
By: Rikky, S *)
