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Jakarta - All Toll Road Business Entities (BUJTs) under the auspices of the Indonesian Toll Road Association (ATI) have agreed to apply a 15% discount or toll rate discount in supporting the smooth flow of homecoming and backflow of Lebaran 1440 Hijriyah in 2019 when a segment is found toll road in Indonesia.

By giving the toll ticket prices as a positive effort in giving appreciation to toll road users in order to be able to guarantee the safety of traffic related to the accumulation of vehicles during the time of the mudik flow takes place.

"We (the Ministry of PUPR) highly appreciate the Toll Road Business Entity incorporated in the Indonesian Toll Road Association (ATI) to give discounts on toll rates, show concern for the community and provide additional happiness on holidays. Safely guard road safety, and always be vigilant in driving , "Said the Head of the PUPR Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT), Danang Parikesit, in Jakarta, Friday (05/24/19).

The determination of the applicable toll tariff discount of 15% will be valid for the Lebaran 2019 homecoming period, which is on the 27th to the 29th of May 2019 at 23.59 WIB. Then arrive at this time the reverse flow is from 10 to 12 June 2019 at 23.59 WIB.

ATI Chairman Desi Arryani added that the implementation of discounted toll tariffs was not given when predictions of peak flow back and forth, this was done so that it could be well connected and distributed in order to increase the volume of traffic going home and behind the high Lebaran. "The enactment of this discount is also canceled by travel payments made in one Trans Java toll cluster that has been set since May 23, 2019," he added at the Media Center of the Ministry of PUPR, Jakarta.

In addition, the payment of import duties is also given to the community as an attempt to make the maximum payment without payment of payment queues at fairly cheap rates. With the time the existing discount applies, it is expected that travelers can be prepared when booking trips to their hometowns when the flow back and forth.

In addition to the toll tariffs on the toll road that have already been implemented, there are toll roads that have already been implemented, the tariffs are free (free), namely the Pandaan - Malang Toll Road section 1 - 3 (31 Km), then activate the 4.7 km on the Pandaan toll road section - Malang section 4 Singosari - Pakis. Furthermore in the Sumatra region, the functional toll road is 225 km long, the Terbanggi Besar - Pematang Panggang toll road 189 km, Kayuagung - Palembang - Betung 33 km, and Medan - Binjai Section 1 2.8 km.

BPJT The Ministry of PUPR with BUJT has collected the location of electronic money top-ups (E-Money) at each toll gate also distributed in the rest area, and distributed electronic money balances filled before being available on the toll road. In addition to toll price discounts on Lebaran 2019 homecoming, a one-way (one-way) system will be coordinated by the Korlantas which is planned to be implemented on 30 May - 2 June 2019 on the 8-10 June 2019 toll road.

In addition, there are 95 rest area units on the Trans Java toll road that are spread out at each stop point from Merak to Surabaya, divided into 46 Type A rest areas, 23 Type B rest areas, and 26 Type C rest areas. Then, for the rest area on the Trans Sumatra toll road in the Bakauheni - Terbanggi Besar section are 4 temporary rest areas, the Terbanggi Besar - Pematang Panggang - Kayu Agung section includes 5 temporary rest areas, and the Medan - Kualanamu - Tebing Tinggi Toll Road section consists of 11 temporary rest areas.