There Is A 2,704 Kilometer Trans Sumatra Toll Road, Hatta Rajasa: Lampung To Aceh Can Save 60 Hours

Hatta Rajasa. (Photo: Instagram @mhattarajasa)

JAKARTA - Former Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Hatta Rajasa, positively welcomed the Trans Sumatra Toll Road (JTTS). According to him, the presence of the toll road can save travel time by land.

Hatta Rajasa, who is Coordinating Minister for the Economy for 2009-2014, estimates that the Trans Sumatra Toll Road can cut travel time from Lampung to Banda Aceh by up to 60 hours.

"If all toll roads have been connected from Lampung to Banda Aceh, I estimate we can save 55 to 60 hours", said Aliya Rajasa's father in the HK Academy webinar on Thursday, September 9.

Hatta Rajasa also admitted that he had experienced the benefits of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road. This man from South Sumatra once traveled from Jakarta to Palembang which took 15 hours, with a record of stopping twice to rest.

"But with the Trans Sumatra Toll Road, now I can enjoy only 7 to 8 hours, depending on the crossing (Merak-Bakauheni). If the crossing is 1 hour, I will arrive in 7.5 hours (at home), if the crossing takes 1.5 hours. or 2 hours maybe 8 hours-9 hours I just arrived home", explained Hatta Rajasa.

For information, the Trans Sumatra Toll Road was built through Presidential Regulation No. 100 of 2014 which was later amended by Presidential Regulation No. 117 of 2015. The government has given a mandate to Hutama Karya to build and develop the Trans Sumatra Toll Road.

This toll road connects Lampung and Aceh through 24 different roads with a total length of 2,704 km and will be fully operational in 2024.