The Tanjung Pura Toll Road On The Brandan Pangkalan Will Be Opened Functionally During The Nataru Holiday

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works (PU) has confirmed that it will operate the Binjai 'Langsa Section Tanjung Pura' Pangkalan Brandan functionally during the long Christmas and New Year's (Nataru) 2024/2025 holidays.

Quoted from the official website of the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) of the Ministry of Public Works, Monday, November 25, the 18.9 kilometer (km) toll road is expected to support the smooth running of vehicles in the North Sumatra region during the Nataru holiday.

Expert Staff to the Minister for Inter-Institutional Relations KM Arsyad explained, so far there are six toll roads that have been operating in North Sumatra Province with a total length of 274.01 km.

Like the Belawan Toll Road 'Tanjung Morawa' along (42.70 km), the Medan 'Kualanamu' High Cliff (62.11 km) Toll Road, the Medan 'Binjai Toll Road (17.67 km), the Binjai 'Stabat' Tanjung Pura Toll Road (38.5 km), the Tebing Tinggi Toll Road' Indrapura (20.4 km), the Indrapura Toll Road' kisaran (47 km) and the Tebing Tinggi Toll Road Sinaksak (45.63 km).

Arsyad assessed that all work or repairs on all toll roads must be completed on December 15 or D-10 Nataru so as not to interfere with community travel.

In addition, the Ministry of Public Works will also ensure that all national roads are functional, there are no holes and complete installed signs and markings.

"The Ministry of Public Works also provides a Disaster Response Team to anticipate emergency conditions at flood-prone points, puddles and landslides and will continue to coordinate with Korlantas, BMKG and other ministries/agencies.

Meanwhile, based on data from PT Hutama Karya (Persero) as of October 2024, the progress of the construction of the Tanjung Pura Toll Road on Pangkalan Brandan has reached 98.79 percent and land acquisition has reached 99.46 percent.