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=== Tangerang–Merak Toll Road ===

The length of the [[Tangerang–Merak Toll Road]] is {{convert|72.45|km|mi}}.<ref name=Length>{{cite web|title=September 26, 2011 – Jasa Marga: Tarif Tol Naik Sekitar 11%|url=http://finance.detik.com/read/2011/09/26/144631/1730563/4/jasa-marga-tarif-tol-naik-sekitar-11?991101mainnews}}</ref> Although this road has been operating since 1981, it continues to lose money because the traffic is lower than expected. From 2005 to 2009, Astratel Nusantara (a subsidiary of [[Astra International]]) acquired the concession to build and manage this section of the toll road.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/0667465D:IJ-astratel-nusantara-pt |title=Astratel Nusantara PT: Company Profile – Bloomberg |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |accessdate= May 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/13/astra-launch-new-toll-road-east-java.html|title=Astra to launch new toll road in East Java|author= Sipahutar, Tassia|work=The Jakarta Post|date=13 October 2014|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"

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! Toll gate !! KM !! Destination

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| [[Cikupa]] || align="center"|31 || [[Cikupa]], [[Pasarkemis]], Citra Raya

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| Balaraja Timur || align="center"|37 || Balaraja Timur

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| Balaraja Barat || align="center"|39 || Balaraja Barat, [[Tigaraksa]], [[Kresek]]

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| Ciujung || align="center"|60 || Ciujung, Kragilan

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| East Serang || align="center"|72 || East Serang, [[Rangkasbitung]], Ciruas

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| West Serang || align="center"|78 || West Serang, [[Old Banten|Banten Lama]], [[Pandeglang Regency|Pandeglang]]

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| East Cilegon || align="center"|87 || East Cilegon, Bojonegara, Kramatwatu

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| West Cilegon || align="center"|95 || West Cilegon, [[Anyer]], [[Carita (Indonesia)|Carita]], [[Krakatau Steel]]

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| Merak || align="center"|98 || [[Port of Merak]]

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In January 2012, a {{convert|1|m|ft}} flood submerged the toll road at kilometer 58–59, making the road inaccessible to trucks, so the road was rerouted. This caused a traffic jam of up to {{convert|35|km|mi}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yulisman |first=Linda |date=16 January 2012 |title=Floods take toll, slow down logistics |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/16/floods-take-toll-slow-down-logistics.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117203815/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/16/floods-take-toll-slow-down-logistics.html |archive-date=17 January 2012 |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=The Jakarta Post |language=en}}</ref> Around 2,000 flood refugees occupied the shoulder of the toll road at that time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/15/2000-banten-flood-victims-evacuate-highway-shoulders.html |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20140826150719/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/15/2000%2Dbanten%2Dflood%2Dvictims%2Devacuate%2Dhighway%2Dshoulders.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |title=2,000 Banten flood victims evacuate to highway shoulders |date=January 15, 2012 }}</ref>