Indonesia building bridges to remote villages

Indonesia is setting out plans for a programme of bridge construction that will help boost access to many of its most remote villages. The country’s mountainous regions suffer from poor access due to limited transport infrastructure at present. The aim of the programme will be to construct up to 60 new bridges to improve accessibility, which will help boost economic development in these remote rural regions. Suspension bridges are likely to be used in many instances due to the suitability of this type of structure for the challenging, mountainous topography.