Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya: Toll Road To Patimban Port Completed In 2023

JAKARTA - The government is targeting toll road access to enter Patimban Port to be completed in 2023. Meanwhile, Patimban Port itself will start operating at the end of this year. In the meantime, to access the port, the community must go through the Pantura national road along 64.7 km from the Dawuan toll exit.

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi said that apart from physical work at Patimban, his party also made preparations in the safety program aspects. He wants the movement of ships and goods traffic to run smoothly.

"On land we coordinate with the Ministry of Public Works. Thank you, the Minister of Public Works for supporting both in the long and medium term. Two more years there will be toll roads, but in the near future there will be roads that have been upgraded so that transportation from and going to Patimban is going well, "he said, in a virtual discussion, Friday, November 20.

Budi said that the presence of Patimban Port aims to reduce national logistics costs. In addition, Patimban is also intended to increase the efficiency of exports of Indonesian products abroad, especially automotive.

"We will use Patimban Port for fuel, to maximize the use of trucks, strengthen economic resilience, and most importantly how we also provide backup outlets from the port," he said.

Furthermore, Budi said, the burden of transportation in DKI Jakarta is already very heavy, and the presence of Patimban means that the movement of heavy transportation is partially moved to the Patimban area and makes the capital better and not congested

"We also ensure that Patimban guarantees the safety of shipping and oil and gas exploration. Patimban Port can also be expected to be the main lever of national economic recovery," he said.

In addition, Budi hopes that business actors can explore Patimban so that it can open up more jobs for people throughout Indonesia, especially the people of Subang.

"I hope (all parties) maintain and maintain the infrastructure that has been built and develop this port to further boost the nation's economy," he explained.

On the same occasion, Chairman of the Indonesian Logistics and Forwader Association (ALFI) Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi asked that the toll road to Patimban Port be completed immediately. Because, it can shorten the travel time.

"Even now, going through normal roads only takes 2 hours and 90 minutes. There is no toll road. Imagine if there is already a toll road from Batang, it only takes 1 hour 30 minutes to Patimban," he said.

Yukki said, toll access to Patimban was important. This is because Patimban Port does not only serve West Java but also Central Java. Moreover, access to Patimban will be faster and closer than having to go to Tanjung Priok.

"This means that with a distance of 60 meters that we usually take to Jakarta 5-6 hours. If we go to Patimban now we expect only 1 hour 30 minutes, I don't imagine the efficiency we get not only from logistics but of course also from the use of fuel oil ( BBM) diesel here, "he said.