Construction Of Two Serang-Panimbang Toll Roads Targeted To Be Completed By The End Of 2024

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JAKARTA - The length of the Serang-Panimbang toll road that operates will increase by the end of this year. This is because there are two sections that are targeted for completion by the end of 2024.

Quoted from the upload of the official Instagram account of the Toll Road Regulatory Agency @pupr_bpjt, Monday, March 18, the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road along 83.67 kilometers (km) is divided into three sections.

It is known, only Section 1 Serang-Rangkasbitung is 26.5 km long which has been operating since 2021.

Meanwhile, Section 2 of the 24.17 km Rangkasbitung-Cileles is still under construction with construction progress reaching 55.83 percent and Section 3A of the 17.46 km Cileles-Bojong with progress reaching 68.19 percent.

Then, for Section 3B Bojong-Panimbang along 15.54 km, construction has not yet started.

Furthermore, Section 2 and Section 3A connect Rangkasbitung-Cileles-Bojong are targeted to complete construction this year.

"Seksi 2 dan 3A menghubung Rangkasbitung-Cileles-Bojong ditargetkan akan selesai konstruksinya pada 2024," demikian bunyi unggahan @pupr_bpjt.

For your information, the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road is a National Strategic Project (PSN) which is expected to provide economic growth for the community, both from the industrial sector and facilitate the connectivity of tourism areas in Banten Province.

This toll road will provide convenience and efficiency of travel time, such as from Jakarta to the Tanjung Lesung tourist attraction which previously took up to 5 hours to only 2-3 hours.

In addition, the presence of the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road is expected to support the economic development of the Central Banten and South Banten areas which are geographically close to the Jakarta area.