Manado-Bitung Toll Road is a toll road that connects Manado and Bitung, the two largest cities of North Sulawesi province in the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1][2] This toll road serves as the main access road to Bitung Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Bitung International Hub Port.
| Manado-Bitung Toll Road | |
|---|---|
 Car heading to Manado Airmadidi Exit | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by PT Jasa Marga Manado Bitung (JMB) | |
| Length | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Existed | 2018–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Manado |
| East end | Bitung |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Island | Sulawesi |
| Provinces | North Sulawesi |
| Major cities | |
| Highway system | |
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 access to various tourist attractions in Sulawesi, including the Rumah Alam Manado Adventure Park, Kima Atas waterfall, Lembeh Mangrove forest, Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, Gunung Dua Saudara, and other beaches.
The toll road was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 25 February 2022, after the completion of all sections.[5][6]
Sections
editThis toll road is divided into four sections,[7] namely
- Section 1A (Manado-Sukur ring road) is 7.9 kilometres (4.9 miles)
- Section 1B (Sukur-Air Madidi) is 7 kilometres (4.3 miles)
- Section 2A (Airmadidi-Danowudu) is 11.5 kilometres (7.1 miles)
- Section 2B (Danowudu-Bitung) is 13.5 kilometres (8.4 miles)
Toll gates
edit| Province | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sulawesi | Tikala, Manado | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Manado terminus | Western terminus | |
| 1.0 | 0.62 | Manado toll gate | |||||
| Airmadidi, North Minahasa Regency | 11.0 | 6.8 | 11 | Airmadidi toll gate | |||
| Kauditan, North Minahasa Regency | 19.9 | 12.4 | 20 | Kauditan toll gate | |||
| Ranowulu, Bitung | 25.6 | 15.9 | 25 | Danowudu toll gate | |||
| Maesa, Bitung | 37.3 | 23.2 | Bitung toll gate | ||||
| Aertembaga, Bitung | 39.6 | 24.6 | 39 | Bitung terminus | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gov't expects completion of Manado-Bitung Toll Road by 2019". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Ryo Noor (16 January 2014). Andrew Pattymahu (ed.). "Jalan Tol Manado Bitung di Launching" [Manado Bitung Toll Road is launching] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Govt kicks off Manado-Bitung toll road project". TheJakartaPost.com. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Sugianto, Danang (2 May 2017). "Proyek Jalan Tol Manado-Bitung Habiskan Dana Hingga Rp 6,7 T" [Manado-Bitung Toll Road project spends up to IDR 6.7 T]. finance.detik.com (in Indonesian). Detik. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "President Jokowi inaugurates Manado-Danowudu toll road section". En.AntaraNews.com. Antara News. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Senin Ini, Tol Manado-Bitung Dibuka Fungsional". Properti.Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Kompas. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Jasa Marga Kebut Pembangunan Ruas Tol Manado-Bitung". TribunNews.com (in Indonesian). Tribun News. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
