Toll roads are an alternative for motorists to shorten travel time between regions.
In the lead-up to Eid al-Fitr 2022, like this year, toll roads are very useful for people to get to their hometowns faster during the homecoming season.
Based on data from the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), the Trans-Java Toll Road (JTTJ) is 1,056.38 kilometers (km) long. The JTTJ consists of 20 sections stretching from Merak (Banten) to Probolinggo (East Java).
The Gempol-Pandaan toll road is the shortest section of the JTTJ, at only 13.61 km. Meanwhile, the Cikampek-Palimanan toll road is the longest, at 116.75 km.
The Semarang Section A, B, C toll road, with a length of 24.75 km, is the oldest, having started operations in 1983. Meanwhile, the MBZ Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Elevated Road, with a length of 38 km, is the most recently operational, starting in December 2019.
Here are the 20 sections of the Trans-Java Toll Road:
1. Tangerang - Merak: 73.00 km
2. Jakarta - Tangerang: 33.00 km
3. Jakarta - Cikampek: 83.00 km
4. MBZ Elevated Road: 38.00 km
5. Cikampek-Palimanan: 116.75 km
6. Palimanan - Kanci: 26.30 km
7. Kanci - Pejagan: 35.00 km
8. Pejagan - Pemalang: 57.50 km
9. Pemalang - Batang: 39.20 km
10. Semarang - Batang: 75.00 km
11. Semarang Section A, B, C: 24.75 km
12. Semarang-Solo: 72.95 km
13. Solo-Ngawi: 90.12 km
14. Ngawi - Kertosono: 87.05 km
15. Kertosono - Mojokerto: 40.23 km
16. Surabaya - Mojokerto: 36.27 km
17. Surabaya - Gempol: 48.85 km
18. Gempol - Pasuruan: 34.50 km
19. Gempol - Pandaan: 13.61 km
20. Pasuruan-Probolinggo: 31.30 km