A Toll Rates Go Up

A number of toll road tariffs will rise in 2012. Minister of Public Works has decided to hike toll road tariff. Kebon Jeruk toll-Penjaringan (Tol Jakarta Outer Ring W1) will even go up 10.17 percent on 24 April 2012 at 00.00.

"This toll rates should go up in February 2012. However, checks on January 26, 2012 found the toll is not yet meet the minimum service (MSS), "said the Toll Road Regulatory Agency Chief Gani Ahmad, Thursday (4/19/2012), the Ministry of Public Works (PU), Jakarta.

Once repaired, repeated checks on March 26, 2012 by the Center for Research and Development of the Ministry of Public Works Roads and Bridges. "When the SPM has been met, then the tariff is raised," said Gani.

Gani said that in 2012 there are four toll roads that charge would go up. Toll roads are toll-Simpang Surabaya Waru per May 31, 2012 and Sedyatmo Tol (Tol access Soekarno-Hatta) and Tol Jakarta-Cikampek per July 5, 2012.

Actually, the rate Kanci Toll-Pejagan scheduled ride per January 25, 2012. However, the toll was not yet meet the SPM, so it must be addressed first. Before SPM met, such as Toll-W1 Kebon Jeruk Penjaringan, the government would not grant the rate increase.

President Director of PT Baratsatu Ring Road (JLB) Faturrahman admit, there is a single lane road that does not mean because it is often crossed by trucks. "Our calculations, paving should be over in five years, but it was two years have been paved," he said.

Based on observations Compass, even though the same overpass to the toll road constructed Pluit-Priok-Cawang, toll quality Kebon Jeruk-Penjaringan worse. The road was bumpy though passing on the far right lane that is rarely crossed by trucks.

Indonesian Consumers Foundation Board Sincere Abadi said, consumers should be involved in setting the rate increase. "SPM's, right, the size of government. If the user tolls are not satisfied, how? What if the speed on the highway continues to fall. Government regulations should be changed about the rate increase, "said Sincere.

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According Faturrahman, other than highway is often "broken" over-loaded trucks, as well as the daily traffic is not reached. "In the business plan, targets 65 000 vehicles per day, but its realization is only 51 000 vehicles. We also have nombok to return to banking, "he said.

W1 slipping revenue targets, said Faturrahman, because the toll network outages. In addition, the unfinished construction of Outer Ring Toll W2 from Ulujami to Kebon Jeruk. "Toll is still diawang the air," he said.

When the segment Toll W2 completed, residents in the south of Jakarta did not need to traverse the city center to the Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

According to Gani, daily traffic on the Toll-Pejagan Kanci also very little. "Maybe 9000 vehicles per day. No wonder if now they are discounting for Class III, IV, and V, "he said.

As Toll W1, which has not suffered terhubungkannya W2 Toll, Toll-Pejagan Kanci also waiting for the traffic flow from Cikampek Toll-Palimanan. Investment was aided by the involvement of the toll expressway operator Malaysia, PLUS Expressway.