Solo - Yogyakarta Toll Road Ready To Function On Homecoming And Return Flows For Eid 2023

KSP Main Expert, Helson Siagian, chaired a meeting to chair a coordination meeting on the development of the PSN development of the Solo - Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta - Bawen Toll Roads, in Yogyakarta, Thursday, March 16. (KSP)

YOGYAKARTA - The Solo - Yogyakarta Toll Road is ready to be used to support the 2023 Eid homecoming and reverse flow. The Main Expert of the Presidential Staff Office, Nelson Siagian, said this after chairing a coordination meeting on the development of the PSN development of the Solo - Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta - Bawen Toll Roads, in Yogyakarta, Thursday, March 16.

"Physically, the six-kilometer Solo - Yogya toll road is ready for Eid homecoming and backflow," said Nelson.

He ensured that the construction of PSN for the Solo - Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta - Bawen toll roads had been running according to the target. For the Yogyakarta - Bawen toll road itself, explained Helson, currently focusing on completing work in section 1, namely Yogyakarta-Banyurejo, and will immediately start construction (groundbreaking) in section 6, namely Ambarawa-Bawen. "The construction runs simultaneously from two sides at once," he said.

Helson revealed that at the coordination meeting, PT Jasa Marga Jogja Bawen reported that land acquisition in section 1 (Yogyakarta - Banyurejo) had reached 64 percent. As for physical work, it reached 29 percent.

Meanwhile, section 6 (Ambawa - Bawen), continued Helson, the contractor is preparing for the construction which is planned to start after Eid.

"We are very optimistic that the construction of PSN for the Solo - Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta - Bawen Toll Roads will be completed according to the target," he said.

Helson also believes that the existence of the two toll roads in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java will further drive the wheels of the economy and tourism activities in the golden triangle, namely Jogja - Solo - Semarang (Joglosemar). Moreover, these areas are the centers of the people's economy and the main tourist destinations in Indonesia.

For information, the 96.57 km Solo-Yogyakarta-Kulon Progo Toll Road consists of three sections. Namely section 1 Kartosura-Purwomartani, section 2 Purwomartani-Gamping, and section 3 Gamping-Purworejo which will also be connected to Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) in Kulon Progo. This section is managed by PT Jogjasolo Marga Makmur as the Toll Road Business Entity (BUJT).

Meanwhile, the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road is 76, 3 km consisting of six sections. Namely, section 1 Yogyakarta-Banyurejo, section 2 Banyurejo-Borobudur, section 3 Borobudur-Magelang, section 4 Magelang-Temanggung, section 5 Temanggung-Ambarawa, and section 6 Ambarawa-Bawen, with management under the BUJT PT Jasa Marga Jogja Bawen.

Later, the Solo-Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Roads will be connected to the Trans Java Toll Road network in Kartasura and Bawen. Thus Nelson Siagian in the meeting to welcome the readiness of the Yogyakarta Solo Toll Road to welcome the homecoming and return to Eid al-Fitr 2023.