TWO MORE TOLL ROADS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL IN SUMATRA

by Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Jan 20 (Antara) - After inaugurating the seven-kilometer(km)-long Section I of the Palembang-Indralaya toll road spanning 22 km in South Sumatra last October, President Joko Widodo will inaugurate two more sections of the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road in Lampung Province.          The two more sections to be inaugurated on Sunday are the 8.9-km-long Bakauheni-Interchange Section 1 and the 5.6-km-long Lemantang-Kota Baru Section 5. These two sections are parts of the Bakauheni-Lampung-Terbanggi Besar segment stretching 140.938 km in length.          Bakauheni-Lampung-Terbanggi Besar Segment is part of the giant Trans-Sumatra Toll Road project that stretches some 2,700 km long from the Bakauheni Ferry Port of Lampung Province in the eastern part of Sumatra to Aceh Province in the western tip of the island.          The Bakauheni-Lampung Terbanggi Besar toll road is under construction. The cornerstone for the construction of this segment was laid by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on April 30, 2015.          According to Wikipedia, this toll road is one of the segments within the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road network assigned directly by the government to state-owned toll road construction company PT Hutama Karya (HK).          Its construction is being carried out by PT Pembangunan Perumahan (PP), PT Waskita Karya, PT Wijaya Karya, and PT Adhi Karya through the assignment scheme of the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs).