The Jakarta-Surabaya Toll Tariff Aka Trans Java Rises To Rp722 Thousand, Observer: Not All Sections, I Think People Can Accept

Trans Java Toll Road. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Transportation observer Djoko Setidjowarno from Soegijapranata University Semarang, Central Java revealed that the tariff adjustment imposed on several sections of the Jakarta-Surabaya or Trans Java Toll Road is an effort by the Toll Road Business Entity (BUJT) to fulfill obligations related to toll management in accordance with regulations set by the government. .

"I think the toll tariff adjustment is an effort by BUJT to fulfill obligations, the adjustment is not new. As long as the BUJT follows the rules that have been set, the tariff adjustment must be done," Djoko said, quoted from Antara, Thursday, August 19.

He assessed that the toll tariff adjustments are varied, not all toll roads that are part of the Trans Java Toll Road or the Jakarta-Surabaya Toll Road will apply the adjustment.

"I think the public can accept it considering that the operational burden borne by BUJT in managing toll roads is very high," said Djoko.

What's more, he continued, there are still ODOL vehicles milling about on the toll road, making the operational burden borne by BUJT even more swollen, especially during a pandemic like this.

"ODOL vehicles burden BUJT's operational burden," said the transportation observer.

Previously, the Jakarta-Surabaya toll tariff or vice versa for class I vehicles increased or experienced an adjustment of 4.41 percent, from Rp. 691,500 to Rp. 722,000, starting August 19, 2021 at 00.00 WIB, due to tariff adjustments on four toll road sections. Trans Java.

Jasa Marga's Corporate Communication and Community Development Group Head, Dwimawan Heru, said Monday that the Jakarta-Surabaya toll rate is the cumulative of a number of transactions at the main toll gates (GT), for example from Jakarta to Surabaya via GT Cikampek Utama, GT Palimanan Utama, GT Kalikangkung, and GT Warugunung.

Meanwhile, the four Trans Java Toll Road sections that have undergone adjustments are toll roads managed by the Toll Road Business Entity (BUJT), which is a subsidiary of PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk and Waskita Toll Road.

The four toll roads are respectively Pemalang-Batang Toll Road managed by PT Pemalang Batang Toll Road, Batang-Semarang Toll Road managed by PT Jasamarga Semarang Batang, Solo-Ngawi Toll Road by PT Jasamarga Solo Ngawi and Pasuruan-Batang Toll Road. Probolinggo by PT Trans Jawa Paspro Toll Road.

He said that the basis for adjusting the toll rate has been regulated in Article 48 paragraph (3) of Law (UU) Number 38 of 2004 concerning Roads and Article 68 paragraph (1) of Government Regulation (PP) Number 15 of 2005 concerning Toll Roads, as has been amended several times. times, most recently with PP Number 30 of 2017 concerning the Third Amendment to PP Number 15 of 2005 concerning Toll Roads.

Based on the regulation, evaluation and adjustment of toll rates is carried out every two years based on the effect of the inflation rate.