Government has no plan to increase toll<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government has yet to consider the
\npossibility of increasing the toll on the Cawang-Tanjung Priok-
\nAncol Timur-Priok urban highways, according to a minister.<\/p>\n
Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar said that the
\ngovernment was instead concentrating on the completion of the
\nhighway network in the city to support the Indonesian Airshow
\nscheduled for June, Antara reported yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"The government has yet to debate whether to increase the
\ntoll,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Last week, the spokesman for PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada,
\nIwan Hilman, said that the company might propose a 20% increase
\non the Cawang-Priok segment, which was built and is being managed
\nby his company.<\/p>\n
The existing tolls are Rp 2,500 for sedans and jeeps, Rp 3,500
\nfor larger vehicles like buses and trucks, and Rp 4,500 for very
\nlarge vehicles like articulated trucks.<\/p>\n
Hilman said the proposal was reasonable as another 6.8 km toll
\nroad segment from Ancol Timur to Jembatan Tiga (Pluit) is
\nscheduled to be operable in June. This means that the existing
\nTanjung Priok-Ancol Timur urban turnpike (harbor road) will be
\nextended to 13.13 kms.<\/p>\n
\"Constructing a new segment means more investment and a better
\nservice,\" Hilman said.<\/p>\n
The company has invested a total of Rp 676 billion for the
\n13.13 km harbor road projects, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
Hilman did not go into the details of the proposal, but said
\nthat it would be officially submitted to the government soon.<\/p>\n
Minister Radinal said that the longer the highway, the more
\nmoney that could be invested. \"But to increase the toll would
\nneed serious and careful consideration. The toll must be
\naffordable to the public,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The government has just increased the toll for Tomang-Cawang-
\nTanjung Priok-Ancol Timur.<\/p>\n
The state highway corporation announced in mid October last
\nyear that charges for the Tomang-Cawang-Tanjung Priok-Ancol Timur
\ntoll road would be raised by between 13 and 25 percent.<\/p>\n
The new fee for small vehicles, such as sedans and jeeps
\n(Class I), is Rp 2,500, Rp 500 more than the old tariff. The fee
\nfor large vehicles (Class IIA) is Rp 3,500, also an increase of
\nRp 500, while the new toll for very large vehicle (Class IIB) is
\nRp 4,500.<\/p>\n
The decision, which triggered a public outcry, was made after
\nthe 6.4 km segment from Tanjung Priok to Ancol was constructed by
\nPT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada.<\/p>\n
The private company collects three quarters of the toll
\nrevenues, while PT Jasa Marga gets the remaining quarter. (sur)<\/p>",
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