The $37BN Road That's Changing a Country

This 2,700-kilometre highway could transform Sumatra. See how infrastructure engineering software leader Bentley Systems is redefining how roads and bridges across the globe are designed, built, and maintained - bit.ly/3OP6cYE
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[@Samuel_J1]

Loved this vid. Really good to see the complexities of road building, especially in such a complex environment. The sponsor segue was really well implemented and really helped to show in how many ways Bentley systems are benefiting the project.

[@Raphaelmasbro]

Same here

[@ceooflonelinessinc.267]

I met indonesian people. They are humble, hard working and peaceful. They deserve this!

[@indiopeninsulares6723]

Why not. This channel is all about megaprojects all around the world

[@user-ho9rc7cg7x]

it’s youtube comment section not an english essay why you forcing vocabulary so much

[@fandroid6491]

*"Clayey sand"* LOL

[@unkown1467]

As an Indonesian, i never expected that you will cover this topic. Indonesia has recently reaching new milestone in infrastructure project (including trans Java + Sumatra highway, high speed rail, new airports, and even the new capital in Borneo). Time will tell if all of them will be succesful and giving positive impact promised later on. Thank you for covering this.

[@phoenixzappa7366]

I lived in Singapore when I was a child. We went to Indonesia all the time. It's so beautiful there.

[@Soulflytribe04]

@@phoenixzappa7366 Better than Singapore?

[@Vyker]

Who's paying for it all then? This type of rapid development, if not matched with GDP growth, almost always ends in disaster for the locals

[@nabeelhasan6593]

@@Vyker Indonesia is developing rapidly whats your point , it is top 5 large country with highest GDP growth

[@OK-ws7ti]

@@Vyker south east asia is the fastest growing facet of the global economy dude get with the orogram, if indonesia gets it done right then they may very well be a super power the likes of which could rival the us or china

[@rehanpoonawalla7406]

As a fellow indonesian, I never expected my country to appear on your channel! Thank you for the coverage! It's kinda crazy to see all this change occur in just under 10 years. The new toll roads, HSR, LRT and MRT systems all popped up only a few years back. You should totally do a video on the massive LRT system that will shortly open next month in Jakarta

[@ceooflonelinessinc.267]

I met indonesian people. They are humble, hard working and peaceful. They deserve this!

[@farizalpratama5138]

The Bandung-Jakarta HSR seems to be more intriguing

[@paulg9484]

I was about to ask, what about Rail system. Will search for it.

[@DemPilafian]

Of the hundreds of countries on Earth, Indonesia ranks 4th in population (274 million) and 15th in land area (1.9 million km²). I bet there's plenty of projects that would make good content for this channel.

[@jamesdeutsch2051]

I thought Jakarta was having to be abandoned and the capital moved, due to subsidence and flooding.

[@ChemySh]

As soon as you listed all the ideal conditions for road building, I started laughing. I've experienced Sumatra roads on a few work trips there, and I know the rainforest montage is coming. Thanks for the vid, hope you cover the ongoing train projects in Java too. Many people thinks that our current president is too soft, but no one can deny that we haven't seen this rate of infrastructure development since the days of Suharto's tyranny.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Yeah, that was good comedy bit :-)

[@JaredVonBaren]

If your current president is a human being, treating all other human beings with respect, then he should be right where he is.

[@IvanPlayStation4LiFe]

China builds stuff like this daily

[@peterthx]

@@IvanPlayStation4LiFe like the Pyramids and a billion iPhones, slave labor gets stuff done.

[@fatihahmad7214]

@@IvanPlayStation4LiFe we don't eat Infrastructure. Because We use it🤣

[@RB-rp6ud]

As a Malaysian, we have seen how such a Highway, boosted the economy of the country. The Trans Sumatra Highway will do the same & finally one day connect to the Trans Jawa Highway.

[@andrewawp]

doesnt it already say terbanggi besar toll road and connect by ferry, about 15mi (thats pretty far but sumatra looks like its just right there from kratatoa), to highway 1, or trans java toll road.

[@firdaus99031]

@@andrewawp i think he means connecting trans java with trans sumatra via "jembatan selat sunda"

[@achmaddenny1979]

There's shifting policy in Jokowi's cabinet and it causes that Sunda Strait bridge will never happen.

[@andrewawp]

There is an expressway going through Malaysia? I dont seem to remember. I think it was just a regular paved road from Langkawi to Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. I think the time spent would be about the same. Not sure why you say the economy in Malaysia would change a lot because of expressway but I suspect being able to drive reliably through Sumatra would.

[@firdaus99031]

@@achmaddenny1979 tho' jokowi's periode is about to end, let see what the future will bring~

[@rezaardiansyah1034]

I'm living in Padang City (8:55), the capital of West Sumatera. All of the people in here, and the rest people of Sumatera can't wait to use this road. Every Eid in each year, we have really bad traffic all across Sumatera, while Mudik, we can spend a couple days just staying in our car on a road until reached the destination...

[@giffaryarfalino21]

Yeah, me too, but it's construction is kinda slow due to some land ownership issue in West Sumatra, right? I wish the problems solved quick so the Highway can be completed.

[@areobatman2240]

More car infrastructure is only going to increase congestion, leading to the need for even more car infrastructure that brings eventually even more congestion. It's a vicious cycle, and while one could say that the road is still needed for other types of travel, a rail system connecting the major cities wouldn't have been that bad to build as well and probably would've better than a highway.

[@anotherdays9635]

@@areobatman2240 while I agree of some points I also don't agree of other. Yeah i am supporter of rail based infastructure. But people there even don't have adequate road infrastructure so this one is needed more than rail. Remember road come first then we talk about rail

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

I thought Eid already finished this year?

[@margaastajaya]

Are you sure about that ? Some said that people there is disagree and resist the project.

[@orangemonkeykiller]

I remember first getting to know Indonesia in the early 90's from a kid in my class who came back from a holiday in Bali with their hair all tightly braided. It's pretty incredible how far this island nation has developed since then. They're definitely doing well for themselves

[@rgb9795]

i cant believe myself for its fast growing in the last 7 years

[@iawarenow658]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKpXmCEn9d4oLc

[@DeKevers]

New capital soon as well

[@pixelmasque]

having traditional tourist like open market areas for rest stops and tourist travels every 50 to 100km would be great for locals and international travellers. The tigers are going to have their travel corridors cut off though unless some bridge like roads or underground areas are extended over the corridors.

[@double-you3409]

They could do animal overpasses like they did in Banff National Park in Canada.

[@user-xi4nz3be1x]

@@double-you3409 But they will not.

[@rafiifabid1078]

@@user-xi4nz3be1x We did it, on the Pekanbaru Dumai toll road we made a road for elephants

[@tkx86]

Who cares about the wild life man. We are the Dominant species, we win. /s

[@Zach-xv5pq]

The ideal road building section was hilarious

[@TheB1M]

Haha, thanks!

[@just_a_curious_thinker]

@@TheB1M Sir, please upload an video on fastest growing Roadways & railways sector in India in last 5-6 years. Will it benefit foreign investments & industrialization in India in near future ?🤔 (I think last month, we made world record of constructing longest road in a single day breaking Qatar's record.) (PS : Some people will come & lecture me on religious extremism problems rising in India due to current govt, but please it's a infrastructure channel. So please stick to infrastructure. This govt has done best govt in infrastructure sector, though it is ridiculous in other sectors)

[@Kylirr]

@@just_a_curious_thinker hello sir pls do the needful

[@just_a_curious_thinker]

@@Kylirr Wut ????

[@MemeMan_MEMESQUAD]

@@just_a_curious_thinker good morning sir!

[@willa8720]

thanks for covering this. Infrastructure projects in Indonesia that people usually talk about are MRT, HSR, new capital, etc. Maybe toll road is not as shiny as those but it's the most fundamental one.

[@ilmanyunardi9439]

Never would I expect, after having watched this channel for years as an urban planning major, to find a video about a crucial infrastructure project happening right where I live being covered... and my brother being the one interviewed. That came outta nowhere.

[@harukrentz435]

Somehow i chuckled when this came up 3:12 😆 thats basically whole Indonesia isnt it?? Such a gigantic challenge to build infrastructure not only need gigantic amount of money but also gigantic political will.

[@ilmanyunardi9439]

@@harukrentz435 Haha yea pretty much, we're an island nation with very dense rainforest practically anywhere inland. Infrastructure will always cost a pretty penny, and of course the environmental concerns will always be there especially with such a huge undertaking like this and given how rich in biodiversity our rainforests are.

[@ilmanyunardi9439]

@Zaydan Naufal Yea I studied abroad, I previously was recommended during university fairs to try for Malaysia and so I studied my bachelors there. I've heard that for the best urban planning degrees it's down to like UI, ITB, ITS, Undip and Unhas.

[@ilmanyunardi9439]

@Zaydan Naufal Yea the selection tests seem so competitive it's tough these days. For SEA I think yea NUS and NTU are the best, but if I recall they dont offer Bachelors, only Masters and PhDs for some odd reason. Malaysia's the next best place. UM and UTM are usually the best, I went to UTM and their urban planning department is considered the best in the country. Also much more affordable than Singapore haha, important for us Indonesians to consider.

[@ilmanyunardi9439]

@Zaydan Naufal Yea exactly, that is probably a big factor for Singapore, limited job positions for say the URA. However their private sector is pretty large for urban planners given that they work on many multi-national projects too. Oh yeah the absolute best urban planning degrees wouldn't be in SEA, definitely in Europe or East Asia. Western Europe like Netherlands and Germany would be up there. If money is no object then yea give it a go haha, I believe Poland is an affordable option though. I'm not quite sure if they offer Bachelors there though, I only know their Masters programs. Btw if you want to continue this conversation we can move to another platform, easier to talk that way. I can DM you through your socials whichever way you prefer.

[@guilhermetavares4705]

I see similarities with Brazil. Here the tropical climate and soil conditions are a challenge for infrastructure projects. In addition, some projects pose a considerable threat to national parks.

[@Coastfog]

What a fascinating project in a fascinating country. I know way too little about Indonesia, gotta change that. Greeting you folks from Germany!

[@douglachman7330]

Congratulations to Indonesia's government for this leap into the modern economic world. This will be a great productivity investment that will improve GDP in multiple ways and means. Well done from down under (Australia)

[@giffaryarfalino21]

I appreciate this highway especially in the Pekanbaru-Dumai section. For real, few years ago the national road of Pekanbaru-Duri is congested especially when there is a road construction in some section. After the Trans Sumatra Toll Road created, the national road's traffic is less congested than few years ago. I like it! 👍

[@90enemies]

Let's hope Induced Demand doesn't take effect

[@sohankopparapu5206]

@@90enemies induced demand tends to take effect when you start to expand existing roads more and more. This road is just being made to connect areas. I doubt it will cause induced demand.

[@PJS9546]

@@sohankopparapu5206 thats why after connecting this road, rail transport will needed for support fully connected trans-sumatra tollroad especially for transporting sumatran commodity to the major ports in sumatra

[@VincentiusValdi]

Thanks Fred for covering this project ! As an Indonesian myself, I’m so proud of this project. Please cover our upcoming High Speed Rail project too please 😊

[@ianhomerpura8937]

The Trans-Sumatra and Trans-Sulawesi Railways are great projects as well. Hope these will materialize.

[@angelyson4079]

Salute to the Engineers and to all the people behind this project. Sending love to INDONESIA!

[@iawarenow658]

you need to do more research; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKpXmCEn9d4oLc

[@ReallyDazed]

He said it right. Because of the topography of Sumatra, any kind of infrastructure project would be at odds with the environment. There's no easy answer. Its hard to argue with something that beneficial and crucial to keep up with this day and age.

[@ASMM1981EGY]

All love from EGYPT to our beloved sister country Indonesia

[@ardtob]

I am Indonesian. And I agree will all the views here, hard to disagree these arguments abou railroads, cars, etc. Honestly I just happy that my country get things done. All future problems we could just slowly find the solutions. As long as we keep moving forward. So yes, I'm very optimistic about this.

[@misterx3770]

Klo gk as yah iam, itu kmn para mntl jjhan

[@caty863]

The landscapes in this island are very lush and green. It almost looks like the image I have of a paradize when I think about it with my eyes closed.

[@mercedesbenz3751]

Congratulations to Indonesia from India. It's time for the developing countries now. Our Delhi-mumbai expressway is also about to complete, it'll reduce the carbon emissions to a huge extent. . Your road looks good and the geography is fascinating.

[@timeisup6844]

😂😂🤣🤣as if entire world cares about your mumbai delhi highway??

[@Invincible_joe]

Yeah, just like you cared enough to reply.

[@timeisup6844]

@@Invincible_joe how can one be not cared when seeing these comments everywhere from over proud indian hindus thinking they are top of the world??😂🤣

[@Invincible_joe]

Indian Hindus? What makes you believe he/she's a Hindu? What part of their statement gave it away?

[@ihtesham_emon]

This is so cool to watch! Thanks for bringing in to light such an amazing project ❤️

[@danielwong2333]

Finally indonesia recognised the importance of super highways to move forward the national economy, clearly proven by China where infrastructures is one of the ways to expand its national economy

[@notthatguy4703]

China's most impressive achievement is their reliance on rail and green infrastructure. This structure will lead to nothing good in the long term.

[@jaimkaan9914]

@@notthatguy4703 Settle with the toll way first...easier to plan and build than railrods. Better have a toll way than none at all for 70 f*cking years ! ! ! The railroad is in the making... Ungrateful people...at last given a house but immediately insist on a villa..!!!!

[@noefvon]

@@notthatguy4703 indonesia not only build the highways mate.. look the other project

[@n_core]

@@notthatguy4703 While I do agree railway is the better transport infrastructure system. Sumatra really needed highway the most because people are rely on roads to transport things. We do have other railway projects that is currently happening. But those projects currently happening in the island of Java, where roads and highways are already well established. Also, Indonesia not a connected landmass unlike any other countries. Indonesia is an archipelago country, so connecting the nation with only rails isn't an easy task to do.

[@ezrathegreatconqueror]

@@notthatguy4703 I believe Indonesia needs both of them.

[@larrysorenson4789]

My work there involved oil exploration. The “soil” is clay that turns to muck when wet. The valleys and ravines have filled over millennia with vegetation that may be tens of meters deep. When walking on these huge areas the ground shakes like you are walking on jello. We lost a D-9 cat in one of these. It simply disappeared. Finding a solid path across this land must have been daunting.

[@pjacobsen1000]

When I traveled across Sumatra in 1989, it REALLY was mostly rainforest. Now, it's mostly palm oil plantations. We might decry that, but the palm oil industry has been very good for Indonesia's economic development. Going forward, I hope they find a good balance between economic development and protection of their natural habitat. I think this new highway will be a great help for Indonesia.

[@giffaryarfalino21]

Yeah, especially in the eastern part of the Sumatra, like for example Riau, Jambi, North and South Sumatra provinces. I live in Riau, and the sides of the Eastern National Road usually (or always in some parts) palm oil tree plantations.

[@giffaryarfalino21]

About the highway it is absolutely helpful and necessary for Sumatra, especially big and heavy trucks always pass through the national road and congested it usually.

[@pjacobsen1000]

@@giffaryarfalino21 My friend and I were on a bus from Dumai to Bukittinggi. Except around towns, it was all thick, dense, pure, undisturbed jungle. Two young Europeans, we had only ever seen unspoiled rainforest on TV. It was an awesome experience I will never forget.

[@xygog2408]

Thank you for your balanced views. While I dislike the palm oil industry for turning swathes of forest into monoculture, I cannot deny that it's been good economically for my country.

[@antiseth3964]

A lot of the challenges are very much like what the US encountered building its Interstate system, especially regarding impacts to small businesses along older local routes, ecological sustainability (which the US failed miserably at), and sound engineering practices. Very cool to see another country take a crack at this!

[@Hastdupech8509]

These are pretty much challenges that every developed country had to face in the 1960s and 1970s. A great interconnected network of mtorways and railways is the key to success even for an archipelagic country like Indonesia, and they have always been: just look at the Roman, Persian or Chinese Empire roads. And needless to say, they're strategic since they open huge chunks of a country to communication with the rest of it

[@YaBoyfelipe]

If I’m not mistaken, the movie Cars touched the impacts of the interstate in small business, am I right?

[@Icycicle]

Thanks to this massive progression of toll road. I always use bus to go mudik, from bandar Lampung, lampung province (Southern Sumatra) to port of Bakauheni, it only takes 1hour. I always watch the sunset in the middle of Sunda strait now. Meanwhile in the past, it took more than 2 hours until you can arrive at the port.

[@okn8t]

😁🙏

[@Hastdupech8509]

They're the secret to the successful economies of developed countries, which built them in the 1960s and 1970s. Good infrastructure (network of highways, ring roads and railways, harbours and airports) that moves goods and people rapidly across a country is key for development

[@danielalbertalexander9064]

now i know why this is one of the biggest infrastructure project in southeast asian, not to say the cost required to built, but the complexitiy of everything here

[@venkatesawrraomovva5027]

The landscape of Indonesia is one of Jewell of crown of south east Asia's asset.we wish all Indonesians must prosperous and be friendly with all other nation's.

[@mumetalu1798]

👍

[@iawarenow658]

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[@iawarenow658]

you need to do more research; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKpXmCEn9d4oLc

[@mountainous_port]

Indonesia is very underrated. But it is silently becoming a developed country without being boastful.

[@bjorka5673]

Ya kami akan diam setelah waktunya tiba negara barat akan terkejut dengan kemajuan indonesia

[@Zealoth1800]

@@bjorka5673 better be stay underrated to the end

[@rgb9795]

@@Zealoth1800 true that

[@iskotayo1]

being a silent and anonymous capable is better, thats how we could distance ourself from the world's conflict like what happens nowadays but still able to make every citizen prosperous....

[@rgb9795]

@@iskotayo1 true that

[@davissae]

I feel for Indonesia and how difficult transport must be for a huge archipelago

[@mikexstad1121]

Post WW2 in USA we created the highway system and it propelled the country into two generations of unparalleled prosperity and development. I hope the same for Indonesia

[@WolfSeril107]

At no time in history has car infrastructure been beneficial to Americans. It created a system of inefficient land use and environmental destruction that has destroyed almost almost all of the natural beauty that used to exist in this country and left us with a culture where people do not talk to or see their neighbors or participate in their communities because they are inside of their car screaming at other drivers. It created asthma epidemics, increased lead levels for generations, turned rain acidic, and killed millions through plain old blunt force trauma. That's all without even mentioning carbon emissions. But I will agree that some people made billions off of it. So who am i to judge.

[@laksfdhasodf]

The highway system has pushed us into car dependent suburbs that have destroyed local economies and cultures, split communities apart, destroyed the environment, and serve as the greatest single barrier towards the USA becoming #1 in the world again.

[@mikexstad1121]

@@laksfdhasodf you're right, but I'm talking about an Interstate system, not a highways system. Nearly every country has an interstate system, the Autobahn for example. This is different than the highways dividing our cities and communities

[@jwill3708]

Your content is always so well done and thorough. Great job!

[@dearyouann245]

many foreign people ask and judge why not build a railway line, without knowing anything. Here I will explain, can trains transport tons of commodities in remote areas? this road is intended for lower class businesses. My brother opened second motorcycle shop bringing 40 used motorcycle s every month from Jakarta to Palembang? does the train work? no no no, then how to bring fertilizer and seeds? by train? lmao. We're talking about individual small businesses, not big corporate businesses that can rent one train. Use your brain before comment and also population in sumatera are nothing to java (60%) normal or electric train for what exactly ?

[@autoredox]

For, coals maybe? Coal trains are KAI's workhorse until now.

[@mujahara]

Railways will be built after this, look it up: Trans Sumatra Railway plan. Both rails and expressways have advantages of their own, the gov shouldn't just limit itself to just one type of transport.

[@dearyouann245]

@Aulia Iskandar bro lu pelaku usaha ? kalo bukan, maka pendapat lu ini ngawur. Keluarga besar gw udah makan asam garam bisnis via ekspedisi truk Jakarta-sumatra. Lu tau gak barang apa aja yg mereka bawa ? Pupuk, keramik, ikan asin, snack, pakan ternak, motor dll. Nah kalo pake kereta nurunin distasiun trus mesti unload trus load ke daerah tujuan apa gak stress ? Iya kalo ringan, kalo berton ton ? Maka nya pelaku bisnis rumahan biasa sewa jasa ekspedisi yg langsung antar alamat atau ruko, sampai sini ngerti gak ??

[@dearyouann245]

@Aulia Iskandar cuma sekedar sharing bro, ya sama santai aja. Kita sebagai pribumi sulit mau saingin pebisnis china, sampai mencret atau kiamat pun sulit. Soal nya dari produksi, distributor, jasa ekspedisi, sama penjual udah mereka pegang semua rantai suply nya, semoga pengusaha rumahan bisa survive sm gila nya oligarki.

[@akbarraf8283]

Unexpected video about the infrastructure project in my country. I’ve waited for a long time. Appreciate it!

[@quangtruongluu9523]

Good news, congratulations Indonesia from VietNam.

[@PissMenn]

Thankyou love and support to our Vietnamese brothers and sisters greetings from Jakarta 👍🥰

[@WoBuXihuan]

A.S.E.A.N ❤️

[@Glams7]

Well done! You make construction and projects extremely interesting for people who have zero construction experience.

[@iawarenow658]

you need to do more research; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKpXmCEn9d4oLc

[@Ferhernando]

Loved the video and the detail also the rainforest montage was fun!

[@FirstDagger]

Good to see that your videos are starting to show the impact a certain structure on construction might have.

[@ryotaro_kenji]

I just used the toll road 2 weeks ago. We're driving for more than 300 km and i was blown away. After so many years, i never expected that a toll road can exist in Sumatera. More of development to come and hopefully it can cover all the provinces in Sumatera. Many thanks to our beloved President for really making a lot of changes for the past 9 years.

[@olliegueret2963]

Those short clip drone shots. So beautiful!!!

[@KirstenNGlass]

Editing on point! I'm loving it. (Also yes. I am in fact watching every single video in a binge frenzy lol)

[@TomZimmerlinkat]

Very beautiful footage to illustrate. Thank you very much.

[@danielftoha9194]

A lot of people in this comment section has already forgotten one important fact that Sumatra island didn't have any single highway until 2017 when Palembang-Indralaya highway finished. Imagine how hard the burden for such an island with ever-growing population to bear. This highway is a backbone of the island economy and people don't realize that this is a primary priority over the secondary like railways. Railways should be built beside highway so people can have a lot of transport choices While these people that lived in developed countries which has well-built highways suggested that we shouldn't build highways What a bunch of f**king clowns. Do you guys have any idea how does it feel living in third world (in economical sense) country?

[@notthatguy4703]

You could get better transportation and economic benefits from rail. The reason people from countries with a lot of highways advise you not to build this thing is because many of our highways (US) were a mistake

[@yuizaift8940]

We do have highway/Toll Road since 1986 and we also do have railway too since early 1900s 😑 Most of them operate in North Sumatra where 3rd/4th biggest city in Indonesia resides

[@Sp4mMe]

It's not about some sort of Western elitism, it's about learning from the West's mistakes. Highways are expensive to build, but even more expensive to maintain. Sumatra now has this large project chained to its economy for ... basically ever. If it's not maintained, it'll very quickly become useless, so you got to keep spending money on it. Railways are more expensive to build up initially but last way longer with comparatively less maintenance, at much higher freight and passenger capacities. It's also not like developed countries build up their highway systems and then added rails once they were rich. It's exactly the other way around; all developed countries started with massive rail systems waaaaaaay before anyone even thought about highways. So if you do want to emulate that, well ... That's not to say that there shouldn't be road connections at all. But does it need to be a fancy highway mega project? Doubtful.

[@jaimkaan9914]

Railroads across Sumatera are in the making

[@srpacific]

Just ask people in Canada, we don’t have a freeway like this across our country and it’s supposedly in the 10 wealthiest in the world 😂

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Didn't think they would build this, thought it would be railway with dual use🤔. Looking forward to how this project turns out. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@insanlutfi]

Gosh, your profile pic is hilarious! Anyway pretty sure railway will be built in the future, we chose toll road because there isn't any existed yet.

[@Speedkam]

@@insanlutfi the problem you have is that the road will induce congestion and instead of building rail you will be adding lanes and parallel relief roads until the local environment will be totally devastated

[@insanlutfi]

@@Speedkam FYI the Trans-Sumatera is designated for logisitcs arteries from the western-most island to the most populated island, Java, vice versa. The idea is to reduce the cost of transportation that is currently used by most industries. On the other hand, to build rail freight on the landscape like mentioned in the video above is more challenging. Talking abour congestion, it does happen everywhere in big cities--although only inside the cities, not intercities. Take notes that different case happens in West Java/Jakarta, bcs it has very high and concentrated population.

[@Speedkam]

@@insanlutfi thats what I’m talking about. Building of that road will bring unintended consequences. If you are only after transit built fast and efficient rail that can load trucks on board. But I know its your country and your vision and its hard to reevaluate when you are full of optimism

[@insanlutfi]

@@Speedkam I'm optimistic for the Trans-Sumatera project, but not for many toll road projects on Java island. In Sumatera, a district with two-lane two-way well-maintained road is already a form of luxury, that's why I support the idea of building toll road for this case. It's never a bad thing to have one toll road that connects big cities on one of the largest island. However, if the pattern of building toll road is similar to what happened on Java, then there's no escape for Sumatera from heavy car-dependency. This is currently a big concern from Indonesian citizens, not only for Sumatera, but also for the new capital in Kalimantan/Borneo. The govt is very enthusiastic on promoting electric cars for the new capital, which is better than gas cars, but we all know that mass transits, bikability, and walkability are the top tier for transport system.

[@6render]

whether or not that joke at the end was intentional i loved it. it was like the whole video was a set up for this beautiful and childish play on words. plz do this as often as you can. And seeing as how this may be the first time I'm commenting I'll take this opportunity to say: love the channel(s), glad to see you expanding (though i do miss the old outro), can't wait to see what else you have in store for us

[@jakobraahauge7299]

I postponed watching this for all this time as I thought it concerned the construction of the road to Indonesia's new capital - what a relief to see something this wholesome! You should do that more - covering wholesome projects!

[@zeroyuki92]

Indonesian (planned) new capital actually doesn't need to build a new road, it is located right between two major cities in Kalimantan that has already been connected by a highway.

[@naneri]

I have met Indonesians from Jahkarta and Surabaya while studying in China. I greatly admire Indonesian people and their culture. Best wishes from Kyrgyzstan.

[@imperatur]

I wonder why they wouldn’t build a railway with all this modern technology.. they could make it better than the car-centric western countries of the world😌

[@NilsMueller]

Yes expecially because it will be used for freight

[@Kaslabarak]

china

[@thokim84]

Truck centric is a more economically sound investment, plus trains don't spread the weight or handle elevation changes as easily. Making the soil issues even greater.

[@aryagunadhaneswara3140]

Indonesia is already home to nearly 6.000 km of railway, or the 38th in the world, and is still expanding. There are 418 km of electric Commuter Line, a Mass Rapid Transit line, 2 Light Rail Transit lines, and Indonesia is currently building Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway. Can you explain all of that?

[@thokim84]

@@NilsMueller freight from highly urbanized and connected settings is great for trains. Freight still mostly uses trucks though.

[@jossdeiboss]

Great video! Love this kind of projects.

[@Miamcoline]

Really really good presentation, and really informative.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

How I love to see infrastructure going in, especially in later developing countries! More convenience for people, more good jobs and more economic development.

[@magnetospin]

This is great stuff. Infrastructures like these are the bloodlines of a modern economy.

[@tanjim4487]

Your videos are always so well made and well informed! Expecting you to make a video about the recently opened Padma Bridge in Bangladesh.

[@rjulyanto]

Thank you for covering this. I wish I can roam the road all the way through when it’s done.

[@Indrakusuma_a]

I had never imagined my hometown, Medan, would be in one of your video, but here it is :D Parapat is arguably the major hotspot for tourism around Lake Toba. Getting there from Medan in the past took around 5 hours. But ever since the toll road section Medan to Tebing Tinggi was completed, now it only takes about 4 hours. When the section going to Parapat is completed, it's gonna be even faster than that, which hopefully will help drive the tourism of Parapat to its former glory and even more. Also, starting from 2:32 is my favourite section of the video since me and all the people living here know for sure that all the things you mentioned as the ideal conditions for building a toll road are completely thrown out the window for Trans Sumatra, hence why I can't help but laughing throughout the section. It's pretty much a nightmare, lol. One last thing, 3:16 should be a picture of Bukit Lawang, an eco tourism spot. 'Bukit' means hill, but despite the name, the main attraction of the area is actually the Bahorok river you see on the image. The other draw of the area is this is where you can meet Orang Utan upclose in their natural habitat since the jungle surrounding is part of Gunung Leuser national park, one of the biggest protected area for every floras and faunas living in it.

[@iawarenow658]

you need to do more research; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKpXmCEn9d4oLc

[@kosjeyr]

I live in the US and I love this. I have a high interest in maps and I love how they're ever-changing.

[@iawarenow658]

you need to do more research; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKpXmCEn9d4oLc

[@mu8554]

Your channel,put simply,is "Bloody Brilliant". Thank you .........

[@MrDSF-eh9cu]

We use the toll road and it's so good to have them and more efficient in time and energy, thank you for the video we appreciate this👍

[@bmmilind4333]

Wonderful Infrastructure project in Sumatra , Indonesia . Love from India 🇮🇳

[@RowanMackenzie]

3:11 killed me, the humour in these videos really brings them to life without overdoing it

[@fhs2004jtwwf2007]

The song is 🔥🔥🔥, been trying to figure it out

[@mohamedaboelenein7727]

Its really amazing and incredible. Kudos to these engineers!

[@ne0tic]

Yet another great video man!

[@polarbear7]

Congratulations to Indonesia ❤️🇮🇳 soon more and more projects will come which will benefit everyone We all Asians have a mission to develop our country's Before 2050 for our next gen Keep it up Indonesia ❤️

[@ronzac55]

really appreciate that you are covering Indonesia. I am impressed that they are using digital technology to build the toll at Prapat area. Currently Indonesia has been enjoying a boom of infrastructure projects all over the country. a few years ago the government just bought my family land to clear for toll road. The toll road has been 100% completed this year and it is the longest toll road in Sulawesi Island spanning 40km connecting two major cities on both West and East Coast of the Peninsula.

[@RFGfotografie]

AWESOME! video. Everything is just done right.

[@AmieW]

this video are so informative and helpful, thank you

[@yogaindra2625]

Google translation I live in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia as a developing country has a limited budget for development. This project is very ambitious. Domestic politics is very worried about funding from foreign loans for the construction of this big project because if this project doesn't go well, it could mess up the state's finances and an economic crisis will occur. but if it goes well economic growth will grow rapidly. I thank you for this channel for discussing important project for my country.

[@willcragg]

Hopefully one day you'll be making a video about light rail here in Hobart. If they ever build it 🙄 I enjoyed the video about MONA BTW. They have plans to build a hotel that looks similar to a shopping trolley as well as a high rollers casino. Both would be really cool

[@JohnFromAccounting]

I hope the plans for that hotel are rejected. It would be a huge detriment to the aesthetic appeal of Hobart.

[@dontcomply3976]

Hopefully one day the B1M will not be making a video about the planned light rail in Auckland Budgeted at 18 billion USD for about 20km. Half the cost for the subject of this video for less than 1% of the distance.

[@willcragg]

@@dontcomply3976 That's a lot of money. Hobart light rail could cost up to 800 million NZD for 20km as well I think

[@dontcomply3976]

@@willcragg I am okay with 800 million NZD, I don't know what the hell they are doing so that it costs over 30 times that.

[@kirbyisjaye]

This is gold. Nicely produced

[@aliemuddinahmad]

Thankyou for covering this project

[@chir0pter]

3:20 “huge parts of Sumatra are covered with dense rainforest” proceeds to show a palm oil plantation and a satellite image showing that only tiny islands of dark green rainforest remain

[@chir0pter]

Coconut plantation actually in that case, as if it makes a difference

[@aprisurya9431]

lol theyre reciting 90s indonesian/sumatran topographic description😏

[@aridho905]

Those are coconut tress

[@chir0pter]

@@aridho905 yes I corrected myself, should have looked closer, but same difference

[@maliogarden9930]

remember, western part of sumatra is a bukit barisan mountain, covered by rain forest. palm plantation usually is in eastern part.

[@aksmex2576]

Congratulations to Indonesians. I love seeing countries develop live changing projects. And thank you for the video.

[@iawarenow658]

you need to do more research; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKpXmCEn9d4oLc

[@ahmadsulaiman5440]

Always love your deep explanation on every video, really helpful for students

[@athiftsabit1208]

Great coverage!

[@buitenzorg5970]

I'm usually anti motorway and pro railway but I think this infrastructure is better for now because local government cannot handle the last mile problem yet.

[@matthew8153]

The terrain also makes rail almost impossible. Trucks can handle a 5-7% grade much easier than a train.

[@junirenjana]

@@matthew8153 It's not that impossible actually, the vast majority of the Trans-Sumatra toll road segments are going through flatlands as far as your eyes can see 😅 the case studies mentioned in this video comprise only a small part of the project and by no means representative of the condition throughout the island as a whole. Remember, Sumatra is _twice_ as big as Honshu. Java actually poses more engineering challenges in terms of terrains, but it has a far better rail infrastructure than the disjointed network in Sumatra...

[@buitenzorg5970]

@@junirenjana It undoubtedly will and already happening in Palembang entry/exit. For a railway system, it should be expected for each cities to solve the last mile gap. This level of local cooperation is harder than national highway in one swoop.

[@diramoti7490]

@@junirenjana anda pintar bercanda, bgmn Jawa lebih landai utk rel sementara sumatera penuh dgn pegunungan dan lembah diantara bukit barisan, butuh puluhan terowongan utk membangun rel kereta yg direct antar kota besar ke kota besar lain, jgn merasa paling tau geography kl belum pernah mengalami lokasi spt apa

[@n_core]

@@diramoti7490 Kayaknya tantangan untuk pulau Jawa itu lebih ke birokrasi dan pembebasan lahan. Kan Jawa itu padat penduduk, dan hampir setiap lahan itu udah ada yang punya dan sudah ditempati orang. Sedangkan Sumatra gak sepadat pulau Jawa, dan masih banyak lahan kosong untuk bangun jalan tol. Jadi tantangannya lebih ke lingkungan dan alam sekitar.

[@luqmxnyonkou5650]

No wonder I always watch 4x4 videos from Indonesia , guys have crazy roads

[@demolitionderby8316]

I am very impressed with the very fast development in Indonesia. the president is excellent

[@salex354]

Im incredibly thankful one of my favorite youtube channel finally decides to cover Indonesia and its many challenges in building infrastructure, but my goodness I hope the B1M calls upon its indonesian viewers to help and fix some pronounciations for a future video I hope XD

[@daudyjusoff5260]

Syabas pemenrintah indonesia kerna membangunan highway at Sumatra island in future a lots of economy be set up there as malaysian i appreciate that jdi bangsa suku2 melayu di sumatra x ketinggalan lagi. Pulau jawa dah padat.

[@federicoap5295]

Love to see country budget well spent, rather than on 370 F-35s

[@lucusekali5767]

Good to know many people from my country watching channel like this

[@spiritedaway99]

amazing,that was very insightful💫💫👌

[@jlew5545]

I can hear Frank Sumatra singing right now: "I did it my way"

[@bernadisdangin271]

LOL

[@er.esakkim8781]

A similar Trans Sumatran Railway project will be a boom too. Indonesia should plan on that next.

[@MichaelfromtheGraves]

they should have just done that instead

[@Doesntmatter64]

Very good topic thanks a lot

[@slpsmls]

3:11 the sarcasm in this 👌😂 brilliant video yet again. Can only hope this road will help to those that need help the most.

[@NNA1984]

Indonesia is a stable and dynamic Muslim democracy. Best wishes for you from Viet Nam.

[@PissMenn]

Thankyou love and support to our Vietnamese brothers and sisters greetings from Jakarta 👍🥰

[@nixl3518]

Muslim & Democracy are antithetical!

[@cliffgeo]

Indonesian here, definitely proud that you're covering a video about the grandeur Trans Sumatera! Java got it first but the Sumatera one definitely shook me in a good way specifically the time it took to build which I'd say is relatively quick and with vastly different terrain then where I live in Java it's amazing how the team could pull this off and definitely something all Indonesians should be proud of

[@misterx3770]

Klo gk as yah iam skrng pke here, kmn² aja, gk usah n0r4k mntl jjahan

[@joela.4058]

Very good video! I enjoyed the humor

[@GamalKevin]

Never expected that B1M would cover Indonesia in one of its videos. A pleasant surprise!

[@a.l7035]

Whoa whoa!! Bentley? Lidar? Underlayer? Hold ma beer mate! we are at another level of tech advancement and developing fast right now, and we as indonesian are proud of that.. thanks for the great vid mate! Cheers!

[@dolyharianto]

This is our I-95, a 50-year too late program that should have been finished in the 70s or 80s. Once completed it will connect the whole of Sumatera and Java and Bali all the way to Nusa Tenggara.

[@Mkay1808]

Great going Indonesia. Slowly but surely we are catching up..

[@ingsuan]

Congratulation to Indonesia from Thailand. We hope this Project will be success as you want.

[@sixasixumami2179]

The sad things is the indonesian people in Sumatera said " they dont eat aspalt" Mocking President Jokowi vision about future economic benefit of road, they said Jokowi only built "Death Aspalt that cant be eaten" instead Subsudies their food Today people in sumatra they want all Sumatera to be built new toll road as they started to see real benefit of road Note : Jokowi lose 2 times Vote in Sumatera, but he does not care, if the Sumatera people dont like him or dont choose him, its not just hard build road on soft soil, but Sumatera people in the first time Jokowi said want build road they strongly reject

[@kanojune5754]

Jokowi won in Lampung, North Sumatera, Bengkulu and Bangka Belitung tho

[@ChokyoDK]

Love all your videos. So well made and clearly the content of the video is well researched as well. Amazing channel for people interested in transport and infrastructure

[@yellajosyulaprabhat]

I knew what was coming when you hyped up the ideal road building conditions part🤣

[@ghandithesupremeleader9740]

Iam glad my country is getting more discussed by youtubers, it increases the knowledge of my own country...