Implementation of Community Participation Policies in the Road Infrastructure Development

Abstract

This study describes community participation and analyzes the supporting and inhibiting factors in implementing the Malang Regent Decree on Determining the Status of Road Sections as Regency Roads. The research was conducted in the Pakisaji Subdistrict, Malang Regency. The data analysis technique in this research uses qualitative analysis. The results show that implementing community participation policies in road infrastructure development based on the Malang Regent Decree has been carried out quite well by Edward's theory, which includes communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucratic structure. However, according to Cohen's theory, the implementation has not fully met the level of community participation, especially in the evaluation of activities. Supporting factors for success include the quality of human resources, community awareness, leadership commitment, understanding of road infrastructure, and access to information. The inhibiting factors include limited human resources, budget constraints, geographical challenges, the absence of a unique team, and less detailed technical regulations. Policy implementers are expected to increase the workforce, form special teams, analyze budgets in detail, optimize resources, and adjust technical regulations to increase community participation in road infrastructure development.