Waskita Karya Frees Homecomers To Pass Palembang-Betung Toll Road

Illustration of Palembang-Betung Toll Road Section II Rengas-Pangkalan Balai which was built by PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk (photo: Doc. Waskita Karya)

JAKARTA - Palembang-Betung Toll Road Section II Rengas-Pangkalan Balai which was built by PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk along 33 Kilometers (Km) has been operating functionally during the 2025 Eid homecoming and reverse flow.

Many travelers in the South Sumatra have chosen this route, because it can cut the journey from Musi Landas to Betung for more than an hour.

Waskita Karya's Corporate Secretary, Ermy Puspa Yunita, said that to support the flow of homecoming and backflow of Lebaran, travelers can pass this toll road for free.

"It's just that because the project has not been completely completed, there will be operational time restrictions," he said, Tuesday, April 1.

He explained that the restrictions were imposed only 10 hours per day, from 07.00 WIB to 16.00 WIB. Then the route that is operated functionally is the flow of homecoming from Musi Landas to Pangkalan Balai.

Then on the backflow, it will be operated from Balai Base to Musi Landas.

Ermy stated that the route was an alternative, because it facilitated the flow of car traffic in Banyuasin Regency.

"As a Construction BUMN with more than 64 years of experience building toll roads, we ensure that in the future this project will have many benefits. One of them facilitates the distribution of goods and services, such as agricultural products such as palm oil, rubber, and other leading commodities of Sumatra," said Ermy.

According to Ermy, this toll road encourages economic equality in the regions, thereby accelerating the country's overall economic growth.

The existence of the toll road worth IDR 2.4 trillion, he continued, also opens opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to open businesses around there.

Now the progress of the Palembang-Betung Toll Road directed by Waskita Section I Palembang-Rengas along 21.5 KM, Section II Rengas-Pangkalan Balai, and Musi Bridge in a Joint manner reached 13.20 percent.

The construction of the project, which is part of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road (JTTS), is targeted for completion in 2026.

For information, in the last 10 years, Waskita has completed the construction of more than 20 toll roads, including the Trans-Java and Trans-Sumatra Toll Roads. Overall, the Company's contribution reached 1,000 Km of more than 2,000 Km of toll roads in the country.