Prambanan's Toll Road Is Operated To Anticipate Surge During The Nataru Holiday

Coordinating Minister AHY while reviewing the Solo 'Yogyakarta' Yogyakarta 'Kulonprogo Toll Road. (Photo: Doc. Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development)

JAKARTA - The Prambanan' Klaten Toll Road will be operated limitedly during the Christmas and New Year 2025 (Nataru) holiday periods, although construction has not yet been completed.

The Coordinating Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) said the government was trying to make the Prambanan 'Claten Toll Road segment functioned on a limited basis during the Nataru period even though the construction had not yet been completed.

AHY said that the operation of this toll road is expected to break the traffic density which is predicted to increase significantly.

"Towards Nataru, we are also trying to make road sections usable. Including this toll road, why? Because of course the intensity will be higher, our mobility predicts it will also increase significantly," AHY said in his official statement, written Friday, December 27.

The Prambanan' Klaten toll road in Central Java with a length of approximately 8.6 kilometers (km) is part of the construction of the Yogyakarta Yogyakarta 'Yogyakarta' Toll Road. The construction of this toll road is still ongoing with gradual work from sections I and II.

He added that the operation of the Prambanan' Klaten Toll Road on a limited basis will be accompanied by improvements to various supporting facilities.

Information, traffic signs and current management at the Prambanan intersection point are a special concern so that the trip remains safe and smooth.

"Earlier I conveyed that it should be really considered, so that everything can use the road well, smoothly, there is no main problem at the peak of Nataru," he concluded.

The Coordinating Minister also emphasized the importance of full readiness to face the peak of the Nataru current which is predicted to reach 32,000 to 34,000 vehicles per day.