All Toll Roads in North Sumatra Operate Normally Again After the Flood in Late November

The PU Ministry ensures that all toll roads in North Sumatra (Sumut) have been operating normally after the late November flood. Photo: Dok. PU Ministry 

JAKARTA - In order to welcome the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 (Nataru 2025/2026) holidays, the Ministry of Public Works (PU) ensures that all toll roads in North Sumatra (Sumut) have been operating normally after the late November flood.

For the Medan-Kualanamu-Tebing Tinggi Toll Road (MKTT) which previously implemented contraflow traffic engineering since December 4, 2025, it can operate normally again on December 16, 2025.

In addition, other major toll roads such as the Medan-Binjai Toll Road, Medan-Pangkalan Brandan, Medan-Sinaksak, Tebing Tinggi-Kisaran, continue to operate optimally to support community movement during the Christmas holiday period.

Minister PU Dody Hanggodo emphasized that the restoration of connectivity is the top priority after the recent floods in the Sumatra region.

"The PU Ministry continues to strive for this access to be functional as soon as possible. Roads and bridges are the lifeblood of people's movement and logistics distribution," said Dody in an official statement, Wednesday, December 17.

The PU Ministry also continues to intensify the handling of road and bridge infrastructure after the recent floods in North Sumatra.

It is recorded that there are 194 landslide points, 27 points of broken roads, 57 points of collapsed roads, four points of broken bridge ramps, and 28 points of flood puddles.

Until December 15, 2025, at 20.00 WIB, the handling had reached 190 landslide points, 12 points of broken roads, 55 points of collapsed roads, all four points of the bridge's driveway and 28 points of flood puddles had receded.

A number of follow-up treatments are being carried out gradually, including cleaning the landslide material, installing bailey bridges and repairing the road with aggregates and asphalt, installing guardrails to the construction of the Soil Retaining Wall (DPT).

The handling has started since November 28, 2025 or one day after the disaster and is targeted to be completed as soon as possible with several key points expected to be completed at this time.

The three main corridors that are still under intensive handling are Tarutung-Sibolga, Sibolga-Batangtoru, and Batangtoru-Singkuang, with damage in the form of roadbed collapse in several points.

Meanwhile, the Tarutung-Sipirok corridor along 68 kilometers (km) has been reconnected, although temporary road improvements (detours) are still being carried out in four locations for the safety of road users.

To support connectivity to Sibolga City, the public can use a number of alternative routes, including the Sidikalang-Subulussalam-Barus-Sibolga National Road, the Doloksanggul-Pakkat-Barus-Sibolga Provincial Road (limited to small vehicles), the Batangtoru Regency Road-Sibabangun-Pinangsori-Sibolga (limited to small vehicles).

Head of the North Sumatra National Road Implementation Agency (BBPJN), Directorate General of Road Construction of the PU Ministry Hardy Pangihutan Siahaan, ensured that the readiness of infrastructure during Nataru was maintained even though there were locations affected by disasters.

"For Nataru, especially in disaster areas, transportation can still be carried out through alternative roads. In North Sumatra, there are no isolated cities or districts, all areas can still be accessed because there are alternative routes," he said.

The PU Ministry continues to be committed to accelerating the recovery of infrastructure while ensuring that the connectivity of the region in North Sumatra remains safe and reliable.

Thus, the public can spend Christmas and New Year holidays comfortably and the logistics and economic activities of the region will continue.