JAKARTA - The Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Fare must be known by everyone who wants to pass on the freeway. This is very important to avoid running out of e-money balance at toll gates.
The toll road, which is part of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road network, was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo in September 2020.
The Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road has a length of 131.5 km, consisting of 6 toll sections, namely:
- Section 1: Pekanbaru-Minas as far as 10 Km
- Section 2: Minas-Kandis, 24 km long
- Section 3: South Kandis-North Kandis along 24 Km
- Section 4: Kandis Utara-Duri Selatan as far as 26 Km
- Section 5: Duri Selatan-Duri Utara along 29.5 Km.
- Section 6: Duri Utara-Dumai as far as 25 Km.
With the construction of the Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Road, the travel time between the two cities in Riau Province will be only 2 hours, from the previous 4-5 hours. The maximum speed limit allowed when crossing the toll road is only 80 km per hour, and the minimum limit is 60 km per hour.
Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Rates
The rate for the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road in 2021 can be seen by accessing the official website of the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR).
According to the BPJT official website, the Pekanbaru-Dumai 2021 toll tariff arrangement is divided into five groups, namely:
Group I
The types of vehicles included in class I include sedans, jeeps, pick-ups or small trucks as well as buses. Usually, vehicles that are included in category I will be subject to the lowest rates.
The details of the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll tariff for class I vehicles include:
- Pekanbaru-Minas Rp. 8,500
- Pekanbaru-South Kandis Rp. 30,000
- Pekanbaru-North Kandis Rp.45,500
- Pekanbaru-Duri Selatan Rp.69,000
- Pekanbaru-Bathin Solapan Rp. 95,500
- Pekanbaru-Dumai Rp. 118,500
Group II
Included in this category are trucks with two axles. The axle is the axle of the truck. Group II is subject to a higher tariff than vehicles of the class I type.
The rates for the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road for class II vehicles are:
- Pekanbaru-Minas Rp. 13,000
- Pekanbaru-South Kandis Rp.45,500
- Pekanbaru-North Kandis Rp.68,000
- Pekanbaru-Duri Selatan Rp.103,500
- Pekanbaru-Bathin Solapan Rp. 143,500
- Pekanbaru-Dumai IDR 178,000
Group III
Vehicles that fall into the category II category are trucks with three wheel axles.
Meanwhile, class III vehicles will be charged a tariff of:
- Pekanbaru-Minas Rp. 13,000
- Pekanbaru-South Kandis Rp.45,500
- Pekanbaru-North Kandis Rp.68,000
- Pekanbaru-Duri Selatan Rp.103,500
- Pekanbaru-Bathin Solapan Rp. 143,500
- Pekanbaru-Dumai IDR 178,000
Group IV
Types of vehicles included in category IV are trucks with four axles or wheel axles.
If crossing the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road, class IV vehicles are required to pay a tariff of:
- Pekanbaru-Minas Rp. 17,000
- Pekanbaru-South Kandis Rp. 60,500
- Pekanbaru-North Kandis Rp.91,000
- Pekanbaru-Duri Selatan Rp. 138,000
- Pekanbaru-Bathin Solapan Rp.191,500
- Pekanbaru-Dumai IDR 237,000
Group V
Vehicles that are included in class V are trucks with five axles. The amount of money that a class V vehicle driver must spend when crossing the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road is:
- Pekanbaru-Minas Rp. 17,000
- Pekanbaru-South Kandis Rp. 60,500
- Pekanbaru-North Kandis Rp.91,000
- Pekanbaru-Duri Selatan Rp. 138,000
- Pekanbaru-Bathin Solapan Rp.191,500
- Pekanbaru-Dumai IDR 237,000
It should be noted, the Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Road is equipped with 5 interchanges, 4 river bridges, namely the Tekuana River, Bangso River, Sam-Sam River and Sungaui Mandau which will facilitate the flow of vehicle travel to and from Dumai, Riau.
Not only that, the toll road with a main line width of 3.6 meters for each lane is also equipped with 7 toll gates (GT) including GT Pekan Baru, GT Minas, KT Kandis Selatan, GT Kandis Utara, GT Pinggir, GT Bathin Solapan. , and GT Dumai.
The number of vehicles that can pass the Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Road is approximately 6,900 vehicles per day.
If the driver feels tired when crossing the freeway, they can rest at several rest and service areas (TIP) or rest areas located along the Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Road.
List of rest areas on the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road
Please note, the rest area on the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road is divided into two types, namely Type A which is located at:
- Km 14
- Km 45
- Km 82
Then TIP type B is located at:
- Km 64
- Km 13 (direction Pekanbaru)
Apart from providing a rest area, this freeway connecting Pekanbaru and Dumai also has several features, one of which is having 5 elephant underpass (UPG) crossings along the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road.
This elephant crossing unperpass is made so that elephant roaming routes are not interrupted, so that Sumatran biodiversity will be well preserved.
UPG on the Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Road are entirely in Section 4 (Kandis Utara-Duri Selatan) close to Balai Raja Wildlife Reserve.
Meanwhile, in Section 2 (Minas-Kandis Selatan) there is also the Tekuana River bridge which is often visited by 13 Sumatran elephants, given its location not far from the Minas Elephant Training Center in Siak Regency. UPG Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road is estimated to be able to be crossed by up to 100 elephants.
Must use e-money
Drivers who wish to cross the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road are required to use e-money. This rule has been implemented by the government since October 31, 2017.
This regulation applies not only to the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road, but also to all expressways or toll roads in Indonesia.
What you need to pay close attention to, not all e-money can be used as E-Toll. Therefore, be careful when choosing e-money as a transaction tool to pay toll rates.
Don't get to the toll booth to pay, it seems that the card you are using cannot be used to pay tolls.
Here are some e-money cards that can be used as E-Toll.
- BPJT E-Toll Card - is e-money issued by the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT).
- Mandiri E-Money - issued by Bank Mandiri
- BRI Brizzi - Issued by Bank BRI
- BNI Tapcash - Issued by Bank BNI
- BTN Blink - Issued by Bank BTN
- BCA Flazz - Issued by Bank BCA
- Gaz Card - Issued by Bank Mandiri
- Indomart Card - issued by Bank Mandiri
Having e-money for toll payments has several advantages, including no need to queue long, no hassle of carrying excess cash, and a fast process that minimizes congestion.
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