PUPR Targets The Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road To Be Fully Connected In April 2024

Cimanggis - Cibitung Toll Road as part of the JORR 2 Toll Road Network. BETWEEN/HO - Ministry of PUPR

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) said that the Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road as part of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) 2 Toll Road will be fully connected in April.

Endra said that currently the progress of the toll road project is ongoing and is almost complete.

"God willing (the Cimanggis-Cibitung series will be fully connected in April 2024). That progress is close, really," he told reporters at the PUPR Ministry office, Jakarta, Saturday, March 9.

When the section is completed, it will be an additional metropolitan land transportation service for the Jakarta area.

"God willing (fully connected) to the (JORR 2) toll road," he added.

Previously reported, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) targets that the Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road as part of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) 2 Toll Road, will be completed in the second quarter of 2024.

Through uploads on the official Instagram account @kemenpupr, the progress of the Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road has now reached 82.67 percent and will later be connected to a number of toll roads in the Jabodetabek area.

"With 82.67 percent construction progress, this toll road is targeted for completion in the second quarter of 2024," said PUPR statement, on Monday, January 29.

The 19.65 kilometer (km) toll road will also be connected to industrial areas, such as in Cikarang and Tanjung Priok Port.

It is hoped that this toll road can improve smooth mobility and commuter and logistics movements, especially towards the Cibitung and Cilincing industrial areas.

"The Ministry of PUPR continues to build the Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road Section 2B for the Cikeas-Cibitung section (19.65 km)," he added.

It is known, of the total 26.18 km of the Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road, currently operating is section 1A Cimanggis-Jatikarya with a length of 3.17 km and section 2A Jatikarya-Cikeas 3.78 km.

The presence of the Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road will increase the capacity of roads in Depok, Bekasi, Bogor Regency and Bekasi Regency