INDUSTRY.co.id - President Joko Widodo stated that the government is targeting the Ciawi-Cigombong Toll (15.35 km) as part of the Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi (Bocimi) toll road project, 54 km West Java to operate in July 2018.

"Ciawi-Cigombong, we wait for July to finish, until Cibadak 2019 and until Sukabumi completed 2020," said Jokowi to the press on the sidelines of the review Bocimi Toll Project in Cigombong, Sukabumi on Sunday.

While reviewing the project, President Jokowi and his entourage immediately got off the tourist train of Bali and after a review of about 20 minutes, the Head of State went on the same train to Jakarta.

Jokowi explained, if the Ciawi-Sukabumi toll has been operated, then it would have reduced congestion on the national road in the cross was quite large.

Moreover, said the Head of State, if it is operating until Cibadak because now the most complicated point of the most severe congestion in Cibadak.

Asked about the land acquisition of the toll road project, Jokowi until now the progress of land acquisition has no significant constraints.

"The progress (progress) is good, I do not get reports from SOEs that are working, field officers, PUPR are no significant obstacles. It is for projects like this, sometimes there is one objection, but generally good," said President Jokowi.

Functional Eid Meanwhile, Director General of Highways of the Ministry of Public Works And Public Housing Arie Setiadi confirmed that it was committed / committed to complete Ciawi-Cigombong segment in July 2018.

"If July operation, then on Eid, June functionally can be used," said Arie.

Arie added that until now, for section 1 Ciawi-Sukabumi (15.35 km) progress of land acquisition 98.55 percent and construction 77.39 percent.

"Section 2 Cigombong-Cibadak 11.90 km, still validation process for the land, as well as section 3 and 4 Cibadak - East Sukabumi along 26.75 km," said Arie.

The Bocimi Toll project is planned to have Rp15.9 trillion of investment funds owned by PT Trans Jabar Tol Toll Road Company with 81 percent stake in PT Waskita Toll Road, PT Bukaka Mega Investama with 10.14 percent and PT Jasa Sarana with 8.22 percent.