President of the Republic inaugurates the toll of Kartosuro-Sragen | Sound Updates

[JAKARTA] The government has gradually completed the construction of Trans Java Toll Road (1150 km) from Merak to Banyuwangi can be connected as a whole by the end of 2019. One of the toll roads inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) Sunday (15/7) is Kertasura-Sragen toll road along the 35 km that forms part of the Solo-Ngawi toll along the 90 km, at Ngemplak Gate, Boyolali, Central Java

"I leave the first, it will facilitate the mobility of goods and people.I also reserve that the rest area should not be filled by foreign brands.I ask in the rest area just sell batik, soup, gudeg, salted egg and wedang round. "President Jokowi asked the Minister of Public Enterprises and the Minister PUPR, in cooperation with provincial, district and municipal governments, to do so," said President Jokowi in his speech. small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in order to sell on the rest of the toll zone. "I do not know what kind of cooperation it will be, but for me it should be, do not let anyone leave with this development, because development should be implemented because we have to strengthen our competitiveness, otherwise we will be abandoned by other countries, "said Jokowi who tried the toll road of Kartasura – Sragen on Saturday evening

while the PUPR minister Basuki Hadimuljono Sragen which was inaugurated today is the Kartasura-Karanganyar segment (20.9 km) built by the government and the Karanganyar-Sragen segment (14.3 km) whose construction by PT Solo Ngawi Jaya (PT SNJ) as Toll Road Enterprises (BUJT). "The total amount of government support to date is 2.57 billion rupiahs, while the BUJT's investment is 11.34 billion rupiahs," Basuki said. PT SNJ is completing the construction of the Sragen-Simpang Susun Ngawi Segment (54.9 km) which is expected to be operational in September 2018.

Regarding the Kartasura-Sragen toll road tariff, Basuki said that the Ministry had rationalized the toll road per km or less than the kilometric rate "This toll uses the tariff formula of Rp 1.000 / km and the simplification of the vehicle category into three groups: groups 1, 2 and 3. Thus, the road to toll should be more attractive for logistics transportation, "Basuki said. Connecting the Java Island to the Trans Java Toll, this will open up opportunities for growth of productive economic sectors, such as industrial sectors, tourism (Kraton cultural tourism, culinary, nature tourism) and the sector. Urban Services

(19659002) From 2015 to July 2018, the additional length of the toll road operated is 443 km, with details at the end of 2015 (132 km), in 2016 (44 km), 2017 : (156 km) and until July 15, 2018 (110 km).

By the end of 2018, it is planned to extend the segment of the Trans Java toll road which is 7 lines along 403 km. The seven toll roads are Pejagan-Pemalang, sections 3 and 4, Pemalang-Batang, Batang-Semarang, Salatiga-Kartasura / Solo, Sragen-Ngawi, Wilangan-Kertosono and Pasuruan-Grati.

Also attending the event, Minister of Social Affairs Rini Sumarno, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pratikno, Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, Chief Executive Officer of PT Jasa Marga, Desi Aryani, and President of PT Waskita Karya Ngurah Putra

Accompanying Minister Basuki, Managing Director of Highways Arie Setiadi Moerwanto Herry Trisaputra Zuna, Secretary of BPJT Darda Daraba, Head of BBPJN VII Herry Marjuki, and Head of the Office of Public Communication Endra S. Atmawidjaja, Khalawi AH, Director highways and facilitation of Sugiyartanto Regional Road. [E-8]