Christmas And New Year Holidays After, The Functional Of The Bangkinang-Koto Kampar Toll Road Ends This Afternoon

Toll road illustration (Photo: dock. athresintara)

PT Hutama Karya (Persero) will close the 14.7 kilometer Bangkinang-Koto Kampar (km) toll road on Wednesday, January 3, starting at 17.00 WIB.

Previously, the toll road connecting Riau Province with West Sumatra Province had been operated functionally to support smooth traffic during the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year holidays.

Executive Vice President (EVP) Corporate Secretary Hutama Karya Tjahjo Purnomo said a total of 10,918 vehicles had crossed the toll road during December 23, 2023 to January 1, 2024.

In addition, his party also did not accept any complaints of density and fatality or accidents from road users.

"Alhamdulillah, while operating, toll road users comply with the applicable regulations and signs, it is estimated that users in the Riau area are familiar with toll roads. Considering that previously the Pekanbaru-Dumai and Pekanbaru-Bangkinang toll roads had already been operated," said Tjahjo in a written statement, Wednesday, January 3.

Furthermore, Hutama Karya hopes that the Bangkinang-Koto Kampar Toll Road can be operated permanently soon so that it can facilitate access to tourism or logistics for toll road users who want to pass between provinces.

This is because the high enthusiasm of the toll road users is dominated by Group I (private vehicles) vehicles.

"Currently, we are still waiting for the Decree (SK) of the Minister of PUPR regarding the operation of this section. Later, after the decree is issued, it can be officially operated," he added.

As for the flow of the 2023 Christmas and New Year 2024 holidays, Hutama Karya operates 589 kilometers (km) of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road (JTTS), consisting of 9 JTTS sections that have operated at a rate, namely the Terbanggi Besar-Kayu Agung Toll Road (189 km), Palembang-Indralaya Toll Road (21.93 km), Bengkulu-Taba Tanjung Toll Road (17.8 km), Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Road (131 km), and Pekanbaru-Bangkinang Toll Road (31 km).

Then, there is the Binjai-Langsa Section 1 (Binjai-Stabat) (11 km) toll road, the Sigli-Banda Aceh (Seulimeum-Blang Bintang) (35.85 km) toll road, and two (2) toll roads located on the island of Java, namely the JORR-S (14.25 km) toll road and Tanjung Priok Access (11.4 km).

Furthermore, there are five (5) segments that are still not tariff or free, namely the Indralaya-Prabumulih Toll Road (64.5 km), the Binjai-Langsa Toll Road (Stabat-Kuala Bingai) (8 km), the Indrapura-Five Puluh (15 km) Toll Road, the Sigli-Banda Aceh Toll Road (Blang Bintang- Baitussalam) (12.7 km), and the Indrapura-Tebing Tinggi Toll Road (26.23 km) managed by PT Hutama Marga Waskita (Hamawas).

Hutama Karya appealed to all road users to drive in accordance with the rules and regulations applicable on toll roads. Driving at a minimum speed of 60 km/hour and a maximum of 100 km/hour on toll roads operating and 40 km/hour on functional toll roads and not using the shoulder of the road except in an emergency.

Road users are asked to immediately rest at the nearest resting place if they feel sleepy, and if there are complaints or see a crime on the toll road, they should immediately report to the Call Center of each toll road or continue to monitor the information through the Hutama Karya toll road social media at @HKTollIndonesia.