Manado–Bitung Toll Road

Manado-Bitung Toll Road is a toll road that connects Manado and Bitung, two largest cities of North Sulawesi province in the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1][2] This toll road will also serve as the main access road to Bitung Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Bitung International Hub Port.

Manado-Bitung Toll Road
Route information
Maintained by PT Jasa Marga Manado Bitung
Length39 km (24 mi)
Existed2018–present
Major junctions
East endManado
West endBitung
Location
Major citiesManado, North Minahasa, Bitung
Highway system
Roads and Highways in Indonesia

This toll road is expected to boost economic growth in Manado, North Minahasa, and Bitung.[3][4] This toll road will also boost tourism as it will enable easy accessibility to various tourist attractions in Sulawesi including the Rumah Alam Manado Adventure Park, Kima Atas waterfall, Lembeh Mangrove forest, Tangkoko National Park, Gunung Dua Saudara, and other beaches.

The toll road is expected to be completed by late 2018 and operational on 2019. As of September, Section 1A (Manado-Sukur Ring Road), Section 1B (Sukur-Air Madidi), and Section 2A (Airmadidi-Danowudu) are operational.[5][6]

Sections

This toll road is divided into four sections,[7] namely

  • Section 1A (Manado-Sukur Ring Road) is 7.9 km long,
  • Section 1B (Sukur-Air Madidi) is 7 km long,
  • Section 2A (Airmadidi-Danowudu) is 11.5 Km long,and
  • Section 2B (Danowudu-Bitung) is 13.5 Km long.

Toll gates

The Toll Road will have a total of five Toll Gates (GT),

  • Manado GT,
  • Airmadidi GT,
  • Kauditan GT,
  • Danowudu GT, and
  • Bitung GT

It will have two rest areas, located at STA 3 + 000 in the direction of Manado and STA 3 + 500 in the direction of Bitung, and will be equipped with five interchanges and 12 bridges.

See also


References
  1. "Gov't Expects Completion of Manado-Bitung Toll Road by 2019". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Jalan Tol Manado Bitung di Launching". Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. "Govt kicks off Manado-Bitung toll road project". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. Sugianto, Danang (2 May 2017). "Proyek Jalan Tol Manado-Bitung Habiskan Dana Hingga Rp 6,7 T" (in Indonesian). Detik. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. "President Jokowi inaugurates Manado-Danowudu toll road section". Antara News. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. "Senin Ini, Tol Manado-Bitung Dibuka Fungsional". Kompas. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. "Jasa Marga Kebut Pembangunan Ruas Tol Manado-Bitung". Tribun News. Retrieved 24 December 2018.


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