"To continue to improve the smooth logistics of currently operating 2,386 km of toll roads, by 2024, it is targeted that the length of toll roads in Indonesia will increase to 5,103 km," PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said in his remarks, read out by Danis Sumadilaga, the ministry's expert staff, at the Investor Daily Summit 2021, an online event originating from here on Tuesday.
According to the minister, 19 toll road sections, stretching 406 km, will be completed in 2021.
Currently, seven sections spanning 52 km, including the 14.2-km Cengkareng – Batu Ceper – Kunciran Toll Road, have become operational, he said.
"For toll roads, the construction does not stand alone, but must be linked to the development of productive areas, such as industrial areas, tourism, airports, and seaports to improve logistics smoothness," he pointed out.
For example, the Trans Sumatra Toll Road connects industrial areas with ports, including the Lampung Industrial Park area with Panjang, Lampung and Bakauheuni ports, Hadimuljono said.
The Trans Java Toll Road was built to support the connectivity of industrial estates (KI) in Java, including KI Jababeka, Karawang, KI Subang in West Java and KI Batang in Central Java with ports such as Merak and Tanjung Priok, he noted. The Makassar New Port Toll Road connects the city of Makassar with the port, he added.
In the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024, the infrastructure development agenda aims to develop basic service infrastructure focused on transportation safety and security, among other things, he said
The road and bridge infrastructure development targets include 2,500 km of new and/or operational toll roads, three thousand km of new national roads, 38,726 m of bridges built, and 31,053 m of flyovers and underpasses.
Of these targets, 246-km-long toll roads, 463-km-long new roads, 16,923-meter-long bridges, and 987-meter-long flyovers/underpasses were built in 2020, Hadimuljono said.
"Among priorities during the 2020-2024 period, include Trans Sumatra Toll Road (JTTS), the Trans Papua Road, and the Trans/Outermost/Disadvantaged Island Ring Road (connecting Morotai, Nias, Saumlaki, Sumba, etc.), to strengthen connectivity," he added.
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