Trans-Java Toll Road: Difference between revisions

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During this era, the highway is completed in sections. The first section to be fully completed is the section between Tangerang and Jakarta, this section was completed in 1984. Two years later, the section between Surabaya and Gempol (near [[Pasuruan]]. Semarang Outer Ring Road was the next section to be fully opened (after having sections of it partially opened starting from 1983), opened in 1988. The next major section to be fully operational is the [[Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road|Jakarta-Cikampek]] section, spanning 72&nbsp;km, this highway would become one of the most important and most used highway in Indonesia, as it is the fastest link between Jakarta and cities in eastern West Java, Central Java, and East Java. The Tangerang-Merak section is next to be completed, also spanning 72&nbsp;km, this section was opened in 1992, fully connecting the Port of Merak with Jakarta, although links further east and south is not yet available through toll roads. Following the completion of the Tangerang-Merak section, construction along this network stagnated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Risanto |first1=Risto |title=Megaproyek Tol Trans Jawa, Dimulai dari Era Soeharto, Dihidupkan Kembali Oleh SBY Hingga Dituntaskan Jokowi |url=https://poskota.co.id/2021/05/06/megaproyek-tol-trans-jawa-dimulai-dari-era-soeharto-dihidupkan-kembali-oleh-sby-hingga-dituntaskan-jokowi |website=poskota.id |publisher=Pos Kota |access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>

In 1995, Soeharto proposed theto accelerationaccelerate ofthe constructionsconstruction of several toll roads, including several along this network. But this instruction is quickly hampered by the [[1997 Asian financial crisis]], leading to a Presidential Instruction calling off a large number of constructions along the country. During this era, only two sections of the toll road is completed, namely parts of the [[Jakarta Outer Ring Road]] completed in 1995 and the [[Palimanan–Kanci Toll Road|Palimanan-Kanci]] section (bypassing [[Cirebon]]).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simorangkir |first1=Eduardo |title=Tol Trans Jawa Dimulai Soeharto, Rampung di Era Jokowi |url=https://finance.detik.com/infrastruktur/d-4352612/tol-trans-jawa-dimulai-soeharto-rampung-di-era-jokowi |website=Detik.com |publisher=Detiknews}}</ref>

Following [[Post-Suharto era in Indonesia|Reformasi]], constructions of toll roads continue to stagnate, remarkably, no toll road in this corridor is completed during the first few years of Reformasi. During the presidency of [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] formed ''Badan Pengurus Jalan Tol'' (lit. Highway Operator Board). Following the formation of this board, highway construction, especially in this corridor continued, starting with the completion of several sections of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road and the 33&nbsp;km Kanci-Pejagan section creating the first highway link between West Java and Central Java, several sections along the Surabaya-Mojokerto section was also completed during this period.<ref name=":0" />