Trans-Java Toll Road: Difference between revisions

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After years of construction, this toll road network was finally completed and unveiled by President Joko Widodo on 20 December 2018, with the unveiling taking place on two locations, in Mojokerto<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pratama |first1=Akhdi Martin |title=Jokowi Resmikan 4 Ruas Tol, Trans Jawa Tersambung |url=https://ekonomi.kompas.com/read/2018/12/20/112709726/jokowi-resmikan-4-ruas-tol-trans-jawa-tersambung |website=kompas.com |date=20 December 2018 |publisher=Kompas |access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> and the Kalikuto Bridge, Batang<ref>{{cite web |last1=Riana |first1=Friski |title=Jokowi Resmikan 3 Ruas Tol Trans Jawa di Jembatan Kalikuto |url=https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/1157337/jokowi-resmikan-3-ruas-tol-trans-jawa-di-jembatan-kalikuto |website=tempo.co |date=20 December 2018 |publisher=Tempo}}</ref> (which became the icon for the new highway). Officially connecting [[Port of Merak|Merak]] and [[Surabaya]]. While the section connecting [[Surabaya]] and [[Probolinggo]] was completed and unveiled the next year.

As of 2023, the only uncompleted portions of the Trans-Java Toll Road is the section between [[Probolinggo]] and [[Banyuwangi]]. The 170&nbsp;km section, which would connect both Java coast, is currently under construction at a slow pace due to several problems, mainly problems arising from land ownership.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ekonomi.bisnis.com/read/20221018/45/1588881/ini-alasan-jalan-tol-probolinggo-banyuwangi-belum-tersambung|title=Ini Alasan Jalan Tol Probolinggo-Banyuwangi Belum Tersambung|first=Muhammad|last=Ridwan|editor-first=Fitri Sartina|editor-last=Dewi|date=18 October 2022|access-date=7 February 2023|___location=Nusa Dua|work=Bisnis|language=id}}</ref>

== Main route ==