To alleviate the burden on its largest city Jakarta, Indonesia is going to move its capital more than 1,000km from the densely populated island of Java, to less developed Borneo. The new city will be constructed near the port city of Balikpapan, an economic boon for the region but an increased strain on its already-tested infrastructure.

Balikpapan Airport has already been deteriorating, with more frequent and heavier planes taking its toll on a runway that bakes and softens in the equatorial afternoon heat.

To prepare for even more demand, more flights, heavier planes, the airport needed to rethink the material used for its runway.

Guests

Baginda Siregar, Specialist Applications Advisor – Indonesia, Shell Bitumen

Budi Wibowo, Civil Engineering Consultant, PT Isoplan

Fendi Rahmadi, Facilities Manager, Balikpapan Airport

To listen to this episode in Indonesian click here

Partner

This podcast was produced in association with Shell Bitumen who, for over 50 years, has been supplying the specialist synthetic binder for coloured asphalts around the world. 

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