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Regional Development and Community Welfare in Langkat Regency in the Perspective of Road Network Development and Freight Management

. Harimin Tarigana, A.Rahim Matondangb, Suwardi Lubisc, Sirojuzilamd,


Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of road network development and freight transportation management on regional development and community welfare in Langkat Regency. The study population was drivers of motor vehicles transporting goods in Langkat Regency. The number of samples taken was 305 respondents with probability sampling technique. The data analysis technique used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed that the variable road network development did not directly affect the welfare of the community but the development of the road network indirectly affected the welfare of the community through the development of the area in Langkat Regency. The management of goods transportation has a positive and significant effect on the welfare of the community, both directly and indirectly through regional development in Langkat Regency. Regional development directly affects the welfare of the community in Langkat Regency. 
 
Keywords — Road network development, Goods transportation management, regional development, community welfare. 
 

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