Trans-Java toll road

Route information
Part of Merak, Jakarta, Cikampek, Cirebon, Tegal, Semarang, Surabaya, Banyuwangi
Length:	1,000 km (1,000 mi)
History:	Partially completed
Major junctions
West end:	Merak
East end:	Banyuwangi
Highway system
Roads and Highways in Indonesia

The Trans-Java Toll Road is a toll road that run from Merak, in the western Java province of Banten, to Banyuwangi in East Java. The total length of the road is more than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) and about a half portion of the toll road has been operated. The Trans-Java road is part of Asian Highway 2 from Denpasar, Indonesia to Khosravi, Iran.

Two centuries ago (1810–1825), the Dutch East Indies colonial government constructed the Great Post Road (De Groote Postage), stretching 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from Anyer in the current Banten province to Panarukan in Situbondo, East Java. In the 1990s, the Indonesian government launched the construction of a similar road, the Trans-Java Toll Road, which will stretch over 1,200 kilometres (750 mi), from Anyer in the west, to Banyuwangi at the tip of East Java.

The length of the Tangerang–Merak Toll Road is 72.45 kilometres (45.02 mi). Although this road has been operating since 1981, it continues to lose money because traffic is lower than expected. From 2005-2009, Astratel Nusantara (a subsidiary of Astra International) acquired the concession to build and manage this section of the toll road.

In January 2012, a 1 metre (3.3 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 35 kilometres (22 mi). Around 2,000 flood refugees occupied the shoulder of the toll road at that time.

The length of the Jakarta–Tangerang Toll Road is 33 kilometres (21 mi), and it is operated by Jasa Marga. By January 2011, the number of vehicles using this highway reached more than 250,000 per day. To ease congestion, the toll road was expanded to 3 lanes in each direction.

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