Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Jagorawi Toll Road

Jagorawi Toll Road

Jagorawi Toll Road
The Jagorawi Toll Road was the 1st toll road in Indonesia. Construction on the highway began in 1973 by some 200 workers at a cost of 350 million Indonesian rupiah per kilometer; it was officially opened by President of Indonesia Suharto on 9 March 1978.
The Jagorawi Toll Road has two gas stations that belong to Pertamina which are combined with restaurants, rest areas, and even a factory outlet.
Jagorawi Toll RoadThe toll road is operated by PT Jasa Marga Tbk and it has achieved Break even point making the cheapeast toll road in Indonesia based on price per kilometer.
In 1973, the Indonesian government began building the 1st highway linking the capital Jakarta with the city of Bogor. When the road was still in its construction phase, it wasn't officially a toll road. When the highway was nearly finished, the government began considering ways to execute the operation and maintenance of the highway autonomously, without burden on governmental financing. For that purpose, the Labor Department suggested that the portion of the road between Jakarta and Bogor be changed to a toll road. Private investors, with government financing, created the semi-private corporation Jasa Marga and arranged to manage the highway two weeks before its opening.
The Jagorawi Toll Road is already three lanes wide from Jakarta to Sentul, and it is planned that the road will be widened again through Bogor.
On September 8, 2013, the toll road has been a major point for an accident involving Ahmad Dhani and Maia Estianty's youngest son Dul, primarily on the km 8+200 mark. 7 people were killed in the accident and 8 people were severely injured due to the crash. It was revealed that Dul was driving a black Mitsubishi Lancer, as he lost control of his car and hit the metal separator while going home from Bogor to Jakarta, crashing an oncoming Daihatsu Gran Max and a Toyota Avanza.
Concession is hold by PT Trans Jabar Toll and land acquisition at January 2013 is 40 percent and predicted the construction will be initialized at end of 2013.

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