Indef: Serang-Panimbang Toll Road Built By WIKA Will Increase Banten Tourism Sector

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - Deputy Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Eko Listiyanto said the presence of the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road built by BUMN Wijaya Karya (WIKA) is an important means to improve the tourism sector in Banten.

"If it is related to efforts to lift and promote the tourism sector, I think the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road will be the trigger," said Eko, quoted from Antara, Saturday, October 1.

This is because with the toll road, it accelerates access to tourist destinations in Banten.

"The presence of the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road is also considered important in order to increase access to areas in Banten Province so as to facilitate community mobility," said Eko.

With easier access due to the presence of the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road, this can encourage investors to be interested in investing in the Banten tourism sector.

Previously, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the construction of the Serang-Panimbang Section 3 (Cileles-Panimbang) Toll Road would support tourism growth in Banten.

Luhut expressed his optimism that the area could become a tourist destination considering the distance that is not too far from Jakarta.

The President Director of WIKA Agung Budi Waskito also conveyed the same thing, that the presence of the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road can improve the economy in the Tanjung Lesung area and its surroundings.

The Serang-Panimbang Toll Road has a length of 83.67 Km where the portion of the work is divided into two, namely the consortium portion and the government portion. The consortium portion carries out the construction of the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road Section 1 Serang-Rangkasbitung along 26.5 km and Section 2 Rangkasbitung-Cileles along 24.1 km. Meanwhile, the government portion includes the construction of the Serang-Panimbang Section 3 Cileles-Panimbang Toll Road along 33 km.

Currently, the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road that has been completed and operated is Section 1 Serang-Rangkasbitung. Meanwhile, Section 2 Rangkasbitung-Cileles and Section 3 Cileles-Panimbang are targeted to operate in the first quarter of 2024.