PUPR Ministry Ensures National And Toll Road Readiness Ahead Of Homecoming

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has ensured the readiness of toll roads and national roads in Java, Bali, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Kalimantan ahead of this year's Lebaran homecoming.

"Efforts are currently being made to prepare for Lebaran homecoming. Two weeks ago we gathered all BUJTs (Toll Road Business Entities) after President Joko Widodo announced to allow going home," said PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono as reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 6 .

Basuki added that all Road Halls of the PUPR Ministry have also been instructed to prepare all readiness on national roads, including road markings.

The length of national (non-toll) roads in Indonesia is 47,017 km with a stability of 91.8 percent, spread over 7,918 km in Sumatra Island, 5,348 km in Java and Bali, 6,556 km on Kalimantan Island, 8,785 km on Sulawesi Island and Maluku – Papua along 18,410 km.

Meanwhile, the operational toll roads in Indonesia are 2,500 km which are managed by 46 BUJTs on 66 toll roads spread across Sumatra Island for 691 km, Java Island for 1,640.4 km, Bali Island for 10.1 km, Kalimantan Island for 97 .3 km, and Sulawesi Island with a length of 61.5 km.

In more detail, Basuki mentioned that the operational toll roads in Java (Trans Java, Jabodetabek and Non-Trans Java) are 1,640 km with Rest and Service Areas (TIP) as many as 96 TIP (53 TIP A, 35 TIP B, and 8 TIPs). C).

Meanwhile, on the island of Bali, there is the Bali - Mandara Toll Road on the island of Bali, which is 10.1 km long, and the non-toll national road is 363 km consisting of the North and South Cross with a steady condition of 98.3 percent.

Furthermore, on the island of Sumatra, the operational Trans Sumatra Toll Road is 691 km long with 25 TIP (22 TIP A and 3 TIP B) and 7,918 km non-toll national road consisting of East, Central and West Cross with 96.3 percent steady condition.

Meanwhile, on the island of Kalimantan, there is a 99 km Balikpapan – Samarinda Toll Road which has been operational and a 6,556 km National Non-Toll Road consisting of North, Central and South Crosses with a steady condition of 85.4 percent.

On the island of Sulawesi, there are operational toll roads with a length of 61.5 km, consisting of the Ujung Pandang/Makassar Toll Road Sections 1 – 3 along 10.1 km, Makassar Toll Road Section 4 along 11.6 km and Manado–Bitung Toll Road along 39.8 km. km and the National Non-Toll Road with a length of 8,821 km consisting of Cross Provinces of North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sulawesi and South Sulawesi with a steady condition of 93.2 percent.