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Until now, 513 Kilometers of Trans-Sumatra Toll Road have Operated

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Over 513 kilometers Highway Trans Sumatra ( JTTS) has been operating until recently.

President Director of PT Hutama Karya (Persero) Budi Harto said that in his remarks at the event Compass Talks: Street Trans Sumatra toll road Bringing New Civilizations and Behaviors “, Wednesday (25/11/2020).

“Currently, it has been operating (JTTS) for 513 kilometers and is being built along 614 kilometers,” said Budi.

The details, Medan-Binjai toll road 15 kilometer, Toll Bakauheni-Terbanggi Besar 141 kilometers, and Palembang-Indralaya Toll Road 22 kilometers long.

Then, the Big Bang Toll-Roasted Stump-Great Wood 189 kilometers, Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road stretches 132 kilometers, as well Sigli-Banda Aceh toll road Section 4 (Indrapuri-Blang Bintang) is 14 kilometers long.

Budi said that Hutama Karya had a mandate development JTTS through a Presidential Regulation ( Presidential Decree) Number 100 of 2014 as updated in Perpres Number 117 of 2015 concerning Assignment of Trans Sumatra Toll Roads.

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However, his party found a number of problems in the construction of JTTS, both in terms of development and operational.

From a development perspective, Hutama Karya faces challenges in the form of processes land acquisition, geological factors in the form of soil structure and texture from rocks, weather factors in the form of high rainfall at certain times.

Meanwhile, from an operational perspective, Hutama Karya must provide public awareness of the importance of ensuring prime physical condition when driving.

Then, the challenges in the operational field faced by Hutama Karya in the form of the large number of Over Dimension Overload vehicles ( ODOL) which forces entry into Highway and overcoming irresponsible people on the road tolls.

However, he is optimistic that the Company can complete the construction of 2,828 kilometers of JTTS by 2024.

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