Jasa Marga Targets Solo-Yogya Toll Road Section 1 Completed By The End Of 2024

Vehicles passing on the Solo-Yogyakarta Toll Road, Monday (1/4/2024). The toll road, which is still in the construction process, will be opened functionally on April 5-15, 2024. ANTARA/Shofi Ayudiana/aa.

PT Jasa Marga is targeting the construction of the Solo-Yogyakarta section 1 toll road connecting the 42.3 km Purwomartani Solo's Klaten to be completed by the end of 2024.

President Director of PT Jasamarga Jogja Solo Rudy Hardiansyah said the acceleration of the construction of the Solo-Yogya Toll Road is one of the company's focuses considering that the project is included in the national strategic project (PSN), and will be part of the Trans Java toll road network system.

The Solo-Yogyakarta toll road as a whole has a length of 96.57 km, which connects Solo to Yogyakarta International Airport in Kulon Progo.

Based on Jasa Marga's explanation, section 1 of the Solo-Yogyakarta Toll Road is divided into two work packages. Package 1.1 covers the Kartasura-Klaten section, which until March 2024 the progress has reached 84.26 percent.

Then, the progress of working on the 1.2 package of Klaten-Purwomartani has only reached 43.29 percent.

Meanwhile, the land acquisition progress of the 1.1 Kartasura-Klaten package has reached 95.94 percent, and the 1.2 package of Klaten-Purwomartani 97.83 percent.

Although it has not been fully completed, the 22 km Kartasura-Klaten section will be opened functionally to support smooth homecoming and backflow during the 2024 Eid holiday.

The toll road without tariffs will operate temporarily on April 5-15 from 06.00 to 17.00 WIB and only works in one direction.

Rudy explained that the Colomadu Toll Gate (GT) to KM13 actually already has stiff (rigid pavement) violence and can be passed by two routes. However, from KM13 to KM22, stiff violence is only available on one route.

The Solo-Yogyakarta Toll Road to Yogyakarta International Airport in Kulon Progo as a whole has a length of 96.57 km, consisting of 3 sections, Section 1 Solo - Klaten - Purwomartani (42.3 km), Section 2 Purwomartani - Monjali - Sleman (16 km), and Section 3 Gamping - Kulon Progo (38.57 km).

The presence of this toll road is expected to reduce the burden on the Yogyakarta - Solo national road, which is currently in bad condition, especially towards tourism destinations along the corridor, such as Prambanan Temple.

In addition, it can also cut travel time from Yogyakarta to Solo and vice versa, and head to Yogyakarta International Airport in Kulon Progo.