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Jokowi monitors trans-Java toll road construction
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (second left) talks to employees from toll road operator Jasa Marga on Oct. 15 on a toll road connecting Surakarta in Central Java with Kertosono in East Java. (JP/Ganug Nugroho Adi)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inspected the construction of toll roads connecting Surakarta (Solo) with Kertosono, or Soker, in Waru village, Karanganyar regency, Central Java, over the weekend.
The visit was part of his tour to inspect the progress of toll roads throughout Java.
“I’m here to see the progress of the trans-Java toll road. Today, I’m visiting Semarang-Solo, Solo-Ngawi and Ngawi-Kertosono,” Jokowi said.
Ngawi and Kertosono are in East Java.
The President said the progress fell within the planned timeframe and he expected the Soker toll road to be completed in 2018. The toll road will be continued eastward, spanning about 1,200 kilometers, and will be finished in 2019, he went on to say.
Jokowi said the progress of toll roads outside Java such as those in Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi was also running well.
The President is scheduled to spend time in Surakarta, his hometown, until Sunday. The President and First Lady Iriana will spend the weekend with their grandson, Jan Ethes Srinarenndra, the child of Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Selvi Anand.
Jokowi is also scheduled to run during Car Free Day on Jl. Slamet Riyadi and distribute land certificates to farmers in Kota Barat Field. He will also visit the Notohardjo Flea Market in Semanggi. Jokowi relocated street vendors to the flea market in 2006 and the relocation proved to be a success. (evi)
