Overview

During his first term in office, President Joko Widodo placed a heavy emphasis on the development of infrastructure in Indonesia in the hope of creating significant numbers of new job opportunities, establishing new economic hotspots, restoring and improving the national logistics network and enhancing the overall availability of services to the general public.[1] As a result, between 2014 and 2019, the Widodo Administration managed to complete construction of some 1,387 km of public highways, as well as 3,194 km of border roads, 136 seaports, 15 airports and 65 dams.[2] Entering his second term, President Widodo pledged to continue the push for further infrastructure development. Indeed, such development remains listed as one of the country’s official areas of focus under the Medium-Term National Development Plan for 2020 - 2024.[3]