Trans Java Merak-Surabaya Toll 690 Km Connected

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Trans Java Merak-Surabaya toll road was connected to 690 km from the 870 km target at the end of this year.

690 km from Trans Java can be connected after today, President Joko Widodo has inaugurated the Sragen-Ngawi section (51 km), which is part of the Solo-Ngawi toll road (90.4 km).

The overall goal of Trans Java is to be connected from Merak-Banyuwangi over a distance of 1,150 km, which should be completed in 2019.

"I am very pleased with the inauguration of the Solo-Ngawi Toll Road Sragen-Ngawi stretch, which means that it will soon be from Jakarta-Surabaya by the end of 2018, God willing, it will be connected," he said. President Joko Widodo said in his opening address in front of the Sragen-Ngawi segment, in front of KM 538 rest area, Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

The construction of the Solo-Ngawi toll road is being carried out with the help of the program of cooperation between commercial entities and governments (PPP). The government, through the Ministry of PUPR, is financing a budget of 2.57 billion rupees from the state budget to finance part of the 21.08 km of construction works from Kartasura to Karanganyar in order to increase the feasibility of investments in toll roads.

The construction of the Solo-Ngawi toll road is being carried out by the Toll Road Business Unit (BUJT), PT Jasamarga Solo-Ngawi. This period of toll road concession dates back 40 years since the signing of the toll road concession agreement (PPJT) in 2011.

After its inauguration, Segagen-Ngawi was accessible to the community and was not subject to tariffs as part of socialization to the public. Toll rates will be applied from 6 December 2018 to 00.00 WIB and will amount to 1000 rupees / km, which will simplify the vehicle category from 5 to 3 groups, namely groups 1, 2 and 3.

Photo: Inauguration of the toll road Sragen-Ngawi (1st Ministry of BUMN)

Currently, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is continuing the completion of the Pemalang-Batang (33 km), Batang-Semarang (75 km), Salatiga-Solo (33 km) and Wilangan-Kertosono ( 39 km), all targeted. completed end of December 2018.

"Do not let this toll road remain autonomous, but it must be integrated [dengan pengembangan kawasan] so that the benefits are maximized, "said President Jokowi.

Sugiyartanto, director general of roads of the Ministry of Public Works, said that operating the Trans Java toll road would reduce logistics costs.

(ray / roy)