JAKARTA - Slowly but surely, the construction of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road (JTTS) continues to grow. Especially with the completion of the Binjai-Langsa toll road section while the Binjai-Stabat toll road with a length of 11.8 kilometers (km).
The Binjai-Stabat toll road will connect the Medan-Binjai toll road which has been operating first. SOE Minister Erick Thohir immediately appreciated the performance of PT Hutama Karya (Persero) as the project owner and PT HK Infrastructure (HKI) as the contractor in accelerating the completion of this toll road.
"Moreover, this toll road will cut Stabat's travel time to Kulanamu Airport from 2 hours to only about 45 minutes," Erick said in a written statement, Wednesday, February 2.
Meanwhile, Hutama Karya President Director Budi Harto said that the existence of the Binjai-Stabat Toll Road would open new connectivity from Stabat District to Binjai City and even to Medan.
"Once it is operated, it is hoped that it will accelerate the transportation of goods to the transportation of people," he said.
Furthermore, Budi also explained that the Binjai-Stabat Toll Road is part of the construction of the 131 km Binjai-Langsa Toll Road. Later, the presence of this toll road will connect two provinces, namely North Sumatra and Aceh Province, so that it will also have an impact on boosting the local economy.
"In accelerating the completion of the Binjai-Stabat Toll Road, the entire construction process to the land acquisition process went well. We are grateful for the support of all stakeholders so that the construction of this toll road can run smoothly, with minimal obstacles and according to the predetermined target," he said.
Budi said Hutama Karya ensured that to prepare for the operation of the Binjai-Stabat Toll Road, a Feasibility Test (ULF) was carried out on January 14-15 2022 by the company together with the Toll Road Regulatory Agency, Bina Marga, Korlantas, BBPJN Sumut, and other agencies.
The company has received the Operation Worthy Certificate (SLO) on January 28, 2022.
For information, the Binjai-Stabat Toll Road which has been completed is currently waiting for the direction of the regulator to be inaugurated and immediately operated. The 11.8 km Binjai-Stabat Toll Road is section 1 of the Binjai-Langsa Toll Road.
The Binjai-Langsa Toll Road consists of 5 sections, namely:
- Section 1 (Binjai-Stabat) is 11.8 km long.- Section 2 (Stabat-Tj. Pura) is 26.2 km.- Section 3 (Tj. Pura-P. Brandan) is 19, km.- Section 4 (P. Brandan-K. Simpang) along 45 km. - Section 5 (K. Simpang-Langsa) along 29 km.
Later it will be equipped with five Interchanges (IC) or Interchanges. To date, Hutama Karya has built a ±1,065 km Trans Sumatra Toll Road (JTTS) with 534 km of construction sections and 531 km of operating sections.
The toll roads that have been fully operational are the Bakauheni-Terbanggi Besar Toll Road (141 km), Terbanggi Besar-Pematang Panggang-Kayu Agung Toll Road (189 km), Palembang-Indralaya Toll Road (22 km), Medan Binjai Toll Road (17 km), Toll Road Pekanbaru-Dumai (132 km), Sigli-Banda Aceh Toll Road section 3 Jantho-Indrapuri (16 km) and section 4 Indrapuri-Blang Bintang (14 km).
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