The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has commenced the construction work on Phase 1 and 2 of the Makassar New Port (MNP) access toll road in Indonesia. The MNP toll road will cover an area of 2.74 hectares. Works will be conducted in three stages and are expected to be completed by June 2023.
The first stage will include work on the 1.2-kilometer section of the road from Section 1 toll road to MNP toll road while the second stage will cover work on the 2 km stretch between Section IV of Makassar toll road and MNP toll road. The first and second stages will be conducted simultaneously, while stretch of the MNP connecting to the local airport will be completed in the final stage.
PT Wijaya Karya has been appointed as the contractor while PT Indo Koei, Nippon Koei, and PT Cipta Strada have been appointed as the joint operation supervision consultants. The project will be developed under an investment of IDR705 billion.
The MNP road is one of the key projects under the National Strategic Projects (PSN). Once completed, its service capacity is expected to increase to 900,000 TEUs by 2023.