The Trans-Sumatra Toll Road has been under intensive construction since 2015. According to data from the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT), this project, which is planned to require up to Rp 100 trillion in investment, is divided into 9 priority sections. The first routes to become operational in 2017 are Palembang - Indralaya and Medan - Kualanamu - Tebing Tinggi.
Regarding the toll road construction status in Palembang Province, it is currently in the construction phase with 17.7 percent completion. Land acquisition for the Palembang - Indralaya route is 92 percent complete, while land acquisition for the Palembang - Tanjung Api-Api route is still ongoing.
For the Medan - Tebing Tinggi route, which is 62 kilometers long, as of August 30, 2016, 86 percent of land acquisition was complete, and the construction phase has reached 5 percent. The government hopes that these priority sections of the Trans-Sumatra toll road will be operational by 2019 at the latest.
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