Probolinggo-Banyuwangi Toll Road Land Acquisition Reaches 97 Percent

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk, through PT Jasamarga Probolinggo Banyuwangi (JPB), noted that land acquisition, which was used, for the Probolinggo-Banyuwangi Toll Road, had reached 97.10 percent.

If land acquisition is in accordance with the target, then the construction work on the Probolinggo-Besuki section can be completed in November 2024.

JPB President Director Adi Prasetyanto said that according to the Regulation of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy (Permenko) Number 9 of 2022, land acquisition and construction of the Probolinggo-Banyuwangi Toll Road are focused on the Probolinggo-Besuki section.

"Overall, the 175.78 kilometer Probolinggo-Banyuwangi Toll Road is divided into two stages of construction. Phase I connects Probolinggo-Besuki with a length of 49.68 km and stage II connecting Besuki-Banyuwangi along 126.10 km," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 16.

Currently, he said, the progress of the construction of the first phase of the toll road will reach 35.84 percent by the end of April 2024.

Phase I construction of the Probolinggo-Besuki section is divided into three packages, namely Package 1 (Gending-Kraksaan), Package 2 (Kraksaan-Paiton), and Package 3 (Paiton-Besuki).

"In building this toll road, PT JPB together with implementing contractors as well as supervisory consultants and quality controllers are committed to ensuring the safety of construction engineering, workers, the public to the environment," he said.

In addition, his party also maintains the level of domestic components (TKDN) in the project as much as possible using local resources in the work.

"Including the provision of labor, equipment, and materials from within the country," he said.

Adi explained that the construction of the Probolinggo-Besuki phase will later have three toll gates (GT), namely Kraksaan, Paiton, and Besuki.

"In addition, it will also have three intersections, namely the Kraksaan, Paiton, and Besuki Interchange and will be equipped with two rest areas located at STA 33+700 in both directions, both Probolinggo and Besuki," he said.

Meanwhile, Jasa Marga Marketing & Communication Department Head / Pgs Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head Faiza Riani added that overall the Probolinggo-Banyuwangi Toll Road is divided into seven sections.

"Section 1 Gending-Kraksaan along 12.88 km, Section 2 Kraksaan-Paiton 11.20 km, Section 3 Paiton-Besuki 25.60 km, Section 4 Besuki-Situbondo 42.30 km, Section 5 Situbondo-Asembagus 16.76 km, Section 6 Asembagus-Bajulmati 37.45 km, and Section 7 Bajulmati-Ketapang 29.59 km," he said.

Faiza explained that the Probolinggo-Banyuwangi Toll Road is one of the national strategic projects managed by JPB as a toll road business entity.

"The share ownership is owned by PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk at 94.93 percent, PT Brantas Abipraya (Persero) at 5.00 percent, and PT Waskita Toll Road at 0.07 percent," he said.