Public Works Minister Opens Up on Latest Fate of the Puncak Toll Project

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo has spoken about the progress of the Puncak Toll Road project. The plan to build the Puncak Toll Road is still in process under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme with private-sector initiative or unsolicited. This scheme was chosen because traffic potential on the Puncak route is considered large enough to attract investors to propose the project on their own. ‘If the Puncak toll, it will still be processed as a PPP, the unsolicited PPP because we see the traffic is sufficient to justify entry into an unsolicited PPP,’ said Dody on Friday (6 March 2026). In addition, the progress is still being discussed by the Directorate General of Infrastructure Financing (DJPI). Several prospective investors have also submitted initial proposals in the form of preliminary feasibility studies (Pre-Feasibility Study/Pre-FS). Dody added that the government is evaluating incoming proposals to determine the best offer for the development of the infrastructure. Several parties have submitted development proposals under the KPBU mechanism. ‘In due course we will announce it. We are pushing for the Puncak toll project to proceed as quickly as possible so that the congestion there, which can be said to be almost daily at the moment, can be alleviated soon and the public is not significantly affected by the extraordinary congestion on that route,’ he said. The Puncak Toll is expected to become an alternative route connecting the Jabodetabek area with West Java. This infrastructure is also designed to help relieve the congestion that frequently occurs on the Puncak tourist route, especially on weekends and during holiday seasons.