National Roads in Riau Islands and North Maluku are Better than in DKI Jakarta

The Riau Islands province has become the first in Indonesia to achieve 100 percent road stability on national roads. This figure surpasses the 33 other provinces, even exceeding the 99.6 percent road stability recorded in the national capital, DKI Jakarta. Furthermore, four other provinces with better road stability than Jakarta are Bali, North Maluku, Bangka Belitung Islands, and West Nusa Tenggara.

This road condition assessment survey was conducted by the Sub-Directorate of System Development and Performance Evaluation, Directorate of Program Development, Directorate General of Highways in the second semester of 2014. The assessment was based on the International Roughness Index (IRI), or an assessment of the smoothness of the road surface. The IRI was measured using a survey with special equipment and vehicles.

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing stated that in 2014, the condition of national roads had reached 93.95 percent stability, or 36,000 kilometers.