INDUSTRY.co.id - Kualanamu- President Joko Widodo encourages the acceleration of land acquisition for freeway or expressway in North Sumatra. "There is a problem in the Medan-Binjai toll road that is about land acquisition, I have ordered Kapolda, Kajati to support the settlement (land acquisition) to be accelerated," said President Joko Widodo near Kualanamu toll road, Deli Serdang district of North Sumatra, Friday afternoon (13/10/2017)

President Joko Widodo inaugurated two toll roads in North Sumatera namely Medan-Kualanamu-Tebing Tinggi toll road for Kualanamu-Sei Rampah segment along the 42 kilometer and Medan-Binjai toll road for Helvatia-Semayang-Binjai segment along 10.46 kilometers.

"Of course the key is also Kanwil BPN (National Land Agency) to make good approaches. This is not for the interests of 1-2 people but for the benefit of the people all, for the mobility of goods and people because we missed a long time. expensive, expensive land acquisition, development is also expensive, "said the President.

The President admitted that to connect the toll road from Lampung to Aceh in the trans-Sumatera road, in addition to land acquisition issues, it should also be prepared about funding.

"From Lampung to Aceh the length is 2,700 kilometers, the first land acquisition is getting better faster, the second construction problem is also faster, the third funding is also getting ready. That's why SOEs do securitization, doing later 'Limited Concession Scheme (LCS ) 'or find a' partner 'with the private sector, if it can be done faster, "said the President.

When each point is connected, especially in North Sumatra, the industrial and tourism areas will be integrated.

"It's not all done yet, when it's all done, connected to the growth points we have also planned, for example, will be connected with the Port of Kuala Tanjung, Semangke then connect again to Toba, what means? which will be easy to get out and the entry of goods, transported to the destination Then the second for tourism will also accelerate the tourists who have come down at Kualanamu airport to go to Toba, I think this will accelerate. If it has accelerated the more efficient competitiveness increases yes the economy will also grow, "explained the President.

Currently, the toll road of Kualanamu-Tebing Tinggi which is still to be done is 13.4 kilometers long consisting of the 2-kilometer segment of Tanjung Merawa and the Sungai Rampah-Tebing Tinggi along 10.15 kilometers. Meanwhile, the Medan-Binjai toll road section 1, Tanjung Liat-Helvatia along 3.3 kilometers, also still has problems related to land acquisition.