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CONCLUDING REMARKs

them a priority for national development.

The most recent major leap within the last
5 years is the 1,293 kilometers increase
in toll road length, and as of late-2020,
the combined length of toll roads across
Indonesia has reached 2,346 km.
This leap will be followed by another leap,
BADAN PENGATUR JALAN TOL industry 4.0 that has been initiated by the
then another leap, towards the toll road
implementation of cashless transactions.
In the near future, digitalization and
implementation of artificial intelligence
will be more prevalent in the Indonesian toll
road industry.

Toll Road Transformation. Acceleration
and adaptation occur in every stage, from
planning, construction, and operation.
They all are expected to lead towards
providing an optimal service for road users
and making a great impact on the national
economic growth.

Connecting The Nation. The construction
of tolls roads is not only done in Java. The
Trans-Sumatra toll road from Bakauheni to
Banda Aceh continues to be built, section
by section. In Kalimantan, a toll road which
connects Samarinda and Balikpapan has
been built. Likewise, in Sulawesi, toll roads
are built in Southeast Sulawesi and North
Sulawesi to support the development of
Simpang Susun (SS) Salatiga, Jalan Tol Semarang-Solo. those regions.

Construction of toll roads has faced
TOLL ROAD numerous challenges, from road viability,
TRANSFORMATION, sources of funding, and challenges posed
by terrain conditions, such as building over
CONNECTING THE NATION hills or peats. Another crucial element
that is demanded from the construction
of infrastructure nowadays is to take into
020 was a challenging year. The account the ecological aspects as well.
Covid-19 pandemic was a dominant
2challenge to every aspect of life, and However, thanks to hard and smart
the toll road industry was no exception. work, along with the collaboration of all
Public mobility restriction was a direct stakeholders, there will be solution to every
BADAN PENGATUR JALAN TOL
cause to toll road operators’ decreasing challenge. By embracing change, toll road
revenue. transformation will continue. Efforts to
connect Nusantara will be better realized
However, as a long-term, carefully planned with the development of toll roads. After
industry, the construction of toll roads still all, the construction of toll roads is not
continues. The vital role of toll roads as for its own sake, rather for the good and
alternative to public road and as the driving prosperity of all Indonesian people.
force behind growing industrial areas make

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