TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto urged Governor Joko Widodo not to intervene with the repairs of TB Simatupang Street, South Jakarta. The Minister argued that repairing the street falls under the central government's authority.
"Jokowi wants to fix TB Simatupang Street by himself. I disagree. There are many other provincial roads. He has a lot of work already, he doesn't need to take over the authority of the central government," said Djoko in a press conference on January 15, 2014 at the Ministry of Public Works office.
Djoko explained that TB Simatupang Street is a national road, meaning that repairing the street falls under the authority of the central government. The Minister also stated that the Ministry of Public Works has instructed the Directorate General of Bina Marga to repair the road.
APRILIANI GITA FITRIA