Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Progress Section 1 Capai 31.3 Percent

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk through its subsidiary PT Jasamarga Jogja Bawen (JJB), the manager of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road noted that the construction progress for Section 1 of the Selection (JC) of Sleman-Banyurejo reached 31.31 percent.

"Overall, the route for the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road is divided into 6 sections with a total length of 76.3 km toll roads," said PT JJB AJ President Director Dwi Winarsa as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, July 15.

In addition, Dwi emphasized the progress of land acquisition by 65.64 percent until the end of June 2023.

Then a Surat Palilah Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Kawedanan Hageng Punokawan Datu Dana Suyasa has issued a temporary permit for the use of Sultanate's Land to the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Highways of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR).

Of the total 7 Kalurhan Tanah Sultanate, a Palilah Serat has been issued for 3 Kalurahan located in Kalurahan Sumberejo Kapanewon Tempel covering an area of 2.296 m2, Kalurahan Margomulyo Kapanewon Seyegan covering an area of 297 m2 on June 15, 2023.

Then, Tambakrejo Kapanewon Tempel Village covering an area of 33,176 m2 on June 19, 2023 and Sultan Ground which functions as a tomb located in Kalurahan Margokaton Kapanewon Seyegan covering an area of 2,555 m2 on May 26, 2023.

"And construction work in the Sultanate's Land can be done for the construction of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road," said Dwi.

In the event of land acquisition activities for the construction of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road project, PT JJB continues to coordinate with the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) for the Land Procurement of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of PUPR, the National Defense Agency for the Yogyakarta Special Region Office of the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) and the State Asset Management Agency (LMAN).

The construction of toll roads will continue to pay attention to historical aspects of the Yogyakarta Palace and cultural and ancient heritage sites located in the Yogyakarta area.

"Meanwhile, in terms of reforestation, we are targeting the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road to develop a number of toll road beautification programs that are not only beautiful and comfortable but also pay attention to the safety aspects of road users," said Dwi.

In accordance with the development targets and priorities in the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road project, construction work which is currently a priority is construction for Section 1 JC Sleman-Simpang Susun (SS) Banyurejo along 8.8 Km and Section 6 SS Ambarawa-JC Bawen along 6.3 Km.

Construction for these two sections is targeted to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2024 which will operate first.

For section 6 SS Ambarawa-JC Bawen, it will be connected to the Semarang-Solo Toll Road. After that, the construction progress will be continued in three other sections, namely Section 2 SS Banyurejo-Borobudur, Section 3 Borobudur-SS Magelang and Section 4 SS Magelang-SS Temanggung," said Dwi.

Dwi said, Section 5 SS Temanggung-SS Ambarawa along 21.4 Km will be the last section to be a construction priority and will complete the operation of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road in full.

The Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road is part of the National Strategic Project to support government programs in infrastructure development.

If it is fully operational, the journey from Semarang to Yogyakarta or vice versa will be faster, from the previous time it took about 3 hours to only 1.5 hours.