Not As Massive As Jokowi, Prabowo Builds Only 28.19 Kilometers Toll Road Next Year

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto will still carry out basic infrastructure development. One of the infrastructures to be built is toll roads.

However, in fact, the construction of the toll road in the 8th President era was no longer massive as was done during the leadership of Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

Referring to Book II of the Financial Note and the 2026 FY RAPBN, it was determined that the government would only build a new 28.19 kilometer (km) toll road in 2026.

Not only that, the government will also carry out the construction of national roads along 194.75 km, the preservation of national roads along 1,507.08 km and the construction of bridges along 3,954.74 meters.

Then, the basic infrastructure that will be built next year includes the construction of flyovers/underpasses, the development of airports and ports to the construction of on going dams and the rehabilitation of irrigation networks.

Until now, it is not known for sure how much the total infrastructure budget of President Prabowo's administration will be in FY 2026. In contrast to the leadership period of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in the President Prabowo regime, the infrastructure budget was merged into the Economic Functional Budget which was set at IDR 820.4 trillion in the 2026 RAPBN.

In addition to covering the infrastructure budget, the Economic Functional budget also includes costs for the distribution of LPG subsidies, distribution of KUR interest subsidies to the distribution of certain fuel subsidies such as diesel.

"The Economic Functional Budget is carried out by several ministries/agencies that carry out economic functions, including the Ministry of Public Works; Ministry of Transportation; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs; Archipelago Capital Authority; Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; Ministry of Forestry; Ministry of Manpower; and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources," the regulation reads, quoted Monday, August 25.

The book also explains that the main economic function budget will be used to support the government's agenda, including continuing the construction of infrastructure projects and strengthening food security.

Then, the Economic Functional Budget will also be used to empower energy security, optimize the utilization of ICT and subsidy assistance to MBR, MSMEs, farmers and fishermen in increasing productivity and competitiveness.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) of the Ministry of Public Works (PU), the length of toll roads in Indonesia has reached 3,092.7 km with a total of 75 segments to date. Meanwhile, until mid-2025, there are additional toll roads of around 72.3 km in Indonesia, generally this additional is on the island of Sumatra.

The longest toll road is connected on the island of Java with a total of 1,838.06 km consisting of 22 sections on the toll road network in the Jabodetabek area along 379.84 km, then 20 sections are in the Trans Java network along 1,065.49 km, the rest are non-Trans Java and non Jabodetabek sections along 392.73 km.