Construction Progress Section 1 Selection Sleman-Banyurejo Section Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road Reaches 31.31 Percent

Construction Section 1 Junction (JC) Sleman-Banyurejo on the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road. Photo: Doc. Ministry of PUPR

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk (JSMR) through its subsidiary PT Jasa Marga Jogja Bawen (JJB) noted that construction progress for Section 1 of the Sleman-Banyurejo JC reached 31.31 percent with land acquisition progress of 65.64 percent until the end of June 2023.

President Director of PT JJB AJ Dwi Winarsa said, overall the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road route was divided into 6 sections with a total length of 76.3 km toll roads.

In addition, Dwi said, the Batulah Kerakah Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Kawedanan Hageng Punokowan Datu Dana Suyasa had issued a temporary permit for the use of Sultanate Land to the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Highways of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR).

"Of the total 7 Kalurhan Tanah Sultanate, a Palilah Serat has been issued for 3 Kalurahan located in Kalurahan Sumberejo Kapanewon Tempel covering an area of 2.296 m2, Kalurahan Margomulyo Kapanewon Seyegan covering an area of 297 m2 on June 15, 2023, Kalurahan Tambakrejo Kapanewon Tempel covering an area of 33,176 m2 on June 19, 2023 and Sultan Ground which functions as a grave located in Kalurahan Margokaton Kapanewon Seyegan covering an area of 2,555 m2 on May 26, 2023," Dwi said in his official statement, Friday, July 14.

"And construction work in the Sultanate's Land can be done for the construction of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road," he added.

Regarding land acquisition for the construction project of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road, PT JJB continues to coordinate with the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) for Land Procurement of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of PUPR, the National Defense Agency for the Yogyakarta Special Region Office of the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) and the State Asset Management Agency (LMAN).

"The construction of toll roads will continue to pay attention to historical aspects of the Yogyakarta Palace and cultural and ancient heritage sites located in the Yogyakarta region," said Dwi.

Meanwhile, in terms of reforestation, said Dwi, his party is targeting the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road to develop a number of toll road beautification programs that are not only beautiful and comfortable, but also pay attention to the safety aspects of road users.

In accordance with the development targets and priorities in the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road project, construction work which is currently a priority is construction for Section 1 JC Sleman-Simpang Susun (SS) Banyurejo along 8.8 lm and Section 6 SS Ambarawa-JC Bawen along 6.3 km.

Construction for these two sections is targeted to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2024 which will operate first.

"For section 6 SS Ambarawa-JC Bawen, it will be connected to the Semarang-Solo Toll Road. After that, the construction progress will be continued in three other sections, namely Section 2 SS Banyurejo-Borobudur, Section 3 Borobudur-SS Magelang, and Section 4 SS Magelang-SS Temanggung," said Dwi.

Dwi added, Section 5 SS Temanggung-SS Ambarawa along 21.4 km will be the last section that is a construction priority and will complete the operation of the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road in full.

"This is in accordance with the plan to allocate land acquisition funds from the government and consider geographical conditions in the form of hills, so PT JJB will carry out tunnel/terowongan construction along 500 m in this section," said Dwi.

The Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road itself is part of the National Strategic Project (PSN) to support government programs in infrastructure development.

If it is fully operational, the journey from Semarang to Yogyakarta or vice versa will be faster, from the previous time it took about 3 hours to only 1.5 hours.

The construction of this toll road is expected to facilitate the distribution of goods and services, industrial development and tourism, as well as increase connectivity, especially on the southern side of Java Island.