Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) says he will start working from the new national capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan in July this year. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government is targeting to commence government activities in the new capital on 17 August 2024, the 79th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence.
“(I will relocate) next July. I will wait for the airport and the toll road to complete first,” the president says.
When complete, the new capital will be reachable from the city’s dedicated airport in 15 minutes, and the new toll road will help shorten travel time from Balikpapan, the closest major city, to Nusantara from two hours to 45 minutes.
Widodo is confident that increasing investments in the new capital would accelerate Nusantara’s development process, which is expected to take at least a decade.
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