JAKARTA - PT Hutama Karya (Persero) or HK continues to strive to accelerate the completion of the Palembang-Betung Toll Road construction. In the near future, construction work on the Seksi 3 Pangkalan Balai-Betung section will enter the stage of installing bridge beams.
For this reason, traffic engineering arrangements in the form of opening and closing lanes on the East Sumatra Palembang-Betung National Road at KM 69-71 towards Jambi and vice versa will be carried out.
Executive Vice President (EVP) Corporate Secretary of Hutama Karya Mardiansyah said that the road access will be opened and closed for 4 days on January 30-February 2, 2026. Then, on February 11-14, 2026. A total of 6 days will be open and closed.
"The scheme that is implemented is 60 minutes of closing followed by 60 minutes of opening, continuing until the scheduled time," said Mardiansyah in a written statement, Wednesday, January 21.
According to him, the traffic arrangement is a mitigation step to ensure the safety of road users during the work and support the smooth implementation of construction in the field.
To ensure the smooth and safe flow of traffic, Hutama Karya also coordinated with the Sumsel Regional Police Traffic Directorate, Banyuasin Police Traffic Directorate, the South Sumatra National Road Implementation Office (BPJN), the Ministry of PU's National Road Implementation Directorate, and the Banyuasin Regency Transportation Office.
"Another effort that is being made to ensure the safety and comfort of road users, the open-close lane is equipped with emergency road access for ambulances and fire trucks that are used when an emergency situation occurs," he said.
He added that his party, together with related institutions, also alerted traffic control officers at crucial points and carried out socialization through various communication channels to ensure that information on lane changes was conveyed to the public.
"In addition, the open-close route will be equipped with signs, markings, lighting and other safety devices," he said.
With this traffic arrangement, continued Mardiansyah, road users are urged to reduce their speed when passing around the work site, maintain a safe distance, comply with signs and instructions from officers in the field, so that travel remains safe and smooth.
"We apologize for the inconvenience this project will cause," he said.
For your information, the Palembang-Betung Toll Road is divided into three sections, with a total length of 69.19 kilometers. The details, Sections 1 and 2 (Palembang-Rengas-Pangkalan Balai along 54.5 kilometers have reached a development progress of 70.69 percent.
The construction of the toll road uses the Government-Business Cooperation (KPBU) scheme, which is carried out by PT Hutama Karya as the Toll Road Business Entity (BUJT).
Sections 1 and 2 were carried out by PT Waskita Karya with an investment value of Rp. 2.67 trillion. Meanwhile, Section 3 was carried out by PT Hutama Karya Infrastructure with an investment value of Rp. 2.1 trillion.
Once all are connected, the toll will shorten the time it takes to travel from Palembang to Betung, which was originally 2 hours to 45 minutes, thus supporting the efficiency of logistics movement and the mobility of the people of South Sumatra.
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