Repairing the road to Ijen at the corner of S Erek-Erek costs a lot of money. Apart from swallowing a big budget, the implementation of the project is tortuous and consumes a large amount of energy.
Repairs to the damaged road to Mount Ijen have started this year 2011, but the time is not over. To complete the repair of the damaged road, local governments carry out continuous improvements in the fiscal year 2012. In the APBD 2012 this, repair budget is divided into two stages.
The first budget included in the master budget is Rp 3,1 billion and the second phase budget in the Revised APBD is Rp 2 billion more. With a budget of Rp 5 billion, The government targets the damage to road infrastructure to tourist attractions to be completed by 2020. 2012.
The road to the Ijen area is the concern of the local government, because it is often passed by tourists. At the Banyuwangi Gathering Night event in Bali some time, Regent Abdullah Azwar Anas received many complaints regarding land. Most of the tourism actors in Bali complained about the infrastructure to Ijen which was very badly damaged by the budget to complete the damage to the road which had not been touched by repairs for years..
The first phase of repairs was carried out from Tamansari Village, Licin District to the Erek-Erek bend. The first stage of road repair went smoothly and there were not many obstacles. Nah, what drains concentration is the second stage of repair. In rehabilitating some of the roads leading to this attraction, Regent Anas had to go back and forth from Jakarta to Banyuwangi to meet the Minister of Forestry Zulkifl i Hasan.
Even though the budget has been provided in the APBD, but the project cannot be implemented immediately. It took months to start the project. Why to repair that road, local government must coordinate with the Ministry of Forestry (Ministry of Forestry). Because, The road to be repaired is located in a protected forest area belonging to Perhutani and the forest of the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA).
After several times coordinating in Jakarta, The Ministry of Forestry finally gave full support for the continued improvement of the road to Ijen. Year fix 2012 heavier than the repairs in the previous year. At the moment, the local government must speed up the cornering and uphill roads at the Erek-Erek bend.
In paving the way, there are some strict rules that local government and project implementers have to follow. One of the non-negotiable conditions is that you are not allowed to cut trees in the forest. Therefore, PU Highway Office, Cipta Karya, and Spatial Planning as the project's leading sector avoids cutting down any trees. "If you want to cut a tree, you have to apply for a permit to the Minister of Forestry first.","said Plt.
Head of Public Works Department of Highways, Cipta Karya, and Spatial, Mudjiono. So that in pressing do not cut the tree, then have to avoid every tree that exists. actually, The paving of the road has to cut some trees. However, because the rules can't, then the tree around the incline is left standing with all risks. In repairing that road, not a single tree is cut.
The budget allocated for road repairs along 1,8 more km is quite big, i.e. Rp 3,1 billion. The budget is sucked up a lot because the difficulty level is quite high when compared to other road repairs. If used to repair ordinary roads, budget Rp 3,1 billion can be used to repair five kilometers of damaged roads. Because the terrain is quite heavy, then the budget is Rp 3,1 billion is only enough to use as long 1,8 kilometer.
It's not only local governments that face many obstacles, the project implementers are also faced with a number of problems. One of them, mobilization of materials used in the project. Materials originating from Banyuwangi cannot be transported to the location due to road constraints. Materials brought from Banyuwangi can only meet the needs of the project on the east side or the bottom side.
While the material needs of the upper or western side, the implementing party must import materials from Bondowoso. Har ga material in Bondowoso is more expensive than material in Banyuwangi. The price is different because the distance from Bondowoso to Erek-Erek is quite far compared to Banyuwangi. Apart from pressing the Erek-Erek road, Currently there is also a Geat House builder in Paltuding. All materials needed are imported from Bondowoso, because the Erek-Erek road can't be passed yet. ()
