Jakarta – PT Hutama Karya (Persero) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a South Korean construction company Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd (Daewoo) to study an underwater toll tunnel project at IKN Nusantara.

The IKN Nusantara Toll Road Submerged Tunnel Project Development Study was marked by the signing of Operations Manager I Hutama Karya Agung Fajarwanto with Senior Vice President of Marketing Development Team at foreigner Daewoo Seung Han in a series of international road conference activities. titled Asia Australasia Road Conference 2023 (AARC)) in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

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“The agreement contains, among other things, the initiation of the submerged tunnel project to be constructed on the capital Nusantara (IKN) toll road according to a pattern to be determined by the Indonesian government,” Agung said in its statement. cited Thursday, August 31, 2023.

One such series of activities is the “10th REAAA Business Forum” with the theme “Implementing 4.0 Technology to Provide Sustainable Road Infrastructure” which aims to support sustainable road infrastructure as well as a means of sharing knowledge to use advanced technology.

Agung, who is also the chairman of the REAAA’s 10th Business Forum, explained that this forum is not only a time to share various opportunities in the face of a number of challenges in an era of uncertainty, but that it can also strengthen business networks, particularly in the road infrastructure sector. sector.

“We can overcome challenges such as climate change, population growth and urbanization by adapting Technology 4.0 to effectively increase sustainable development, as well as strengthening international cooperation,” he said.

AARC 2023 brought together 1,052 participants from multiple countries, namely Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, South Africa, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, China, Australia, China England, Canada and Cambodia.

In addition to inviting REAAA member countries themselves, this event also invited infrastructure professionals, both from the private sector and those affiliated with the state, actors, researchers, practitioners, NGOs, banks.

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The involvement of multi-sectoral elements aims that the whole series of events can become a meeting point for all related elements, share knowledge and best practices that can be adapted by each member country of the REAAA, including Indonesia.

The REAAA itself is the Asian and Australasian Association of Road Developers which was established with the aim of advancing the scientific discipline and practice of road construction in the Asia-Pacific region, in particular by building professional capacity and creating business networks between the countries of the region. First created in Malaysia in 1973.

The choice of Labuan Bajo as the venue for this event is due to the fact that it is among the super priority destinations, which has an impact on the growing recognition of the beauty of Indonesian tourism on the world stage.