The Effective Strategy in the Management of “Pantura” Lane Road, Java - Indonesia

• Published in: Procedia engineering 2015, Vol.125, p.541-546
• Main Authors: Rahardjo, Hary Agus, Dinariana, Dwi, Suryani, Fitri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Management; method of contract; road maintenance
• ISSN: 1877-7058; 1877-7058
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.11.058

Pantura lane road, which is located in north coast path of Java - Indonesia, with a length of 1300km is a major transportation route used for the movement of goods and passengers. This road connects the westernmost side to the easternmost side region of the islands. From year to year, the condition of the road is always damaged, partly because of unstable base layer, which is consisted of clay with elastic properties, rain puddles, vehicle load which exceeds the capacity, and the volume of vehicles that reach 45,000 vehicles per day. For maintenance purpose, it is always incurred costs to repair the roads which are constantly increasing in number every year. In 2013, the budget for repairs reached 1.28 trillion (IDR), in 2014 increased to approximately 1.8 trillion (IDR), an increase of approximately 38%. In practice, performance-based contract method had been tried for road maintenance in addition to the traditional method of a contract, beside of the technical aspects approach. It was taken to ensure that such damage will not happen again. But until now, the damage is still going on and returned. Therefore, it is necessary to study on the implementation of the contract method of repair work that has been done so far, and it also needs to study the alternative solutions with a strategic approach, in addition to pay attention to the technical and juridical aspects. The purpose of writing this paper is to examine the factors causing damage to roads; the effective method of road maintenance contracts that could be implemented, i.e. between traditional contract method and the method of performance-based contracts; and to produce an alternative strategic decision that is an effective way of managing Pantura lane road in order to minimize the damage which usually happens every years. The conclusion is that a holistic view is needed to make sure all necessary, interrelated aspects are covered and dealt with. It must be much more than just an action plan to reach a single goal.