Signify And Hutama Karya Introduce Smart Information On The Trans Sumatra Toll Road

JAKARTA - Signify, a global lighting company along with Hutama Karya, has announced their new steps in increasing security and energy efficiency on the Trans Sumatra Toll Road. In an effort to welcome the 2024 Eid homecoming season, they have installed 3,000 smart lamppoints on most of the toll roads.

The installation of smart lights is part of Signify's commitment to advancing the transformation of connected LED and LED lighting which is more energy efficient in Indonesia. Through the integration of the Philips LED street light and the Internet-of-Things (IoT)-based Interact platform, this smart lighting is expected to improve the safety of travelers while reducing energy consumption by up to 80%.

The Interact lighting system, which is controlled by intelligent-tech dashboards, provides convenience for toll road managers to monitor and manage all lamppoints. Features such as lighting schedule settings, damage detection, lighting level settings, and power consumption monitoring, can all be accessed and arranged through this system.

Dedy Bagus Pramono, Country Leader of Signify Indonesia, stated that the installation of smart lights strengthens the company's commitment to broadly supporting community mobility. Especially in dealing with the flow of Eid homecoming, effective lighting is very important to ensure smooth travel and logistics distribution on the island of Sumatra.

Meanwhile, Executive Vice President (EVP) of the Corporate Secretary of Hutama Karya, Adjib Al Hakim, emphasized the company's support for the application of smart lighting technology on the Trans Sumatra Toll Road. According to him, this technology will provide a sense of security and comfort for travelers when passing, as well as allow Hutama Karya to monitor and arrange toll road lighting more efficiently.

The installation of 3,000 smart light points from Signify includes several toll roads on the Trans Sumatra Toll Road, including the Bakauheni - Terbanggi Besar Toll Road, Pekanbaru - Dumai Toll Road, Medan - Binjai Toll Road, and Sigli - Banda Aceh Toll Road. Toll road users also responded positively to the quality of this lighting, calling it a sense of security and comfort during the trip, especially at rest areas.

The Trans Sumatra toll road, which was built in 2014 by PT Hutama Karya (Persero), has become the backbone in advancing the economy on the island of Sumatra and its surroundings. With a length of 884.5 km consisting of 15 sections, this toll road connects important cities such as Bakauheni, Palembang, Medan, Banda Aceh, Pekanbaru, and Bengkulu. It is planned that this toll road will have a total length of 2,704 km consisting of 24 segments.