Saddled by poor roads, marathon commutes and periodic blackouts, flagging infrastructure has created a monumental strain on Southeast Asia's largest economy.

New President Joko Widodo, however, looks poised to meet the challenge head-on, announcing ambitious plans to boost connectivityboth over land and between islandsand to beef-up Indonesia's skimpy power grid by 2019.

He has already taken decisive stepsredirecting US$16 billion saved by slashing w