Manado–Bitung Toll Road Explained
| Country: | IDN |
| Type: | Toll |
| Manado-Bitung Toll Road |
| Island: | Sulawesi |
| Provinces: | North Sulawesi |
| Maint: | PT Jasa Marga Manado Bitung (JMB) |
| Length Km: | 39 |
| Direction A: | West |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus A: | Manado |
| Terminus B: | Bitung |
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.
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 25February 2022, after the completion of all sections.[5] [6]
Sections
This toll road is divided into four sections,[7] namely
- Section 1A (Manado-Sukur ring road) is 7.9km (04.9miles)
- Section 1B (Sukur-Air Madidi) is 7km (04miles)
- Section 2A (Airmadidi-Danowudu) is 11.5km (07.1miles)
- Section 2B (Danowudu-Bitung) is 13.5km (08.4miles)
See also
Notes and References
- News: Gov't expects completion of Manado-Bitung Toll Road by 2019. Jakarta Globe. 24 December 2018.
- News: Ryo Noor. Andrew Pattymahu. 16 January 2014. Jalan Tol Manado Bitung di Launching. Manado Bitung Toll Road is launching. Indonesian. 27 April 2023.
- News: Govt kicks off Manado-Bitung toll road project. TheJakartaPost.com. The Jakarta Post. 24 December 2018.
- News: 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. Indonesian. Detik. 27 April 2023.
- News: President Jokowi inaugurates Manado-Danowudu toll road section. En.AntaraNews.com. Antara News. 29 September 2020.
- News: Senin Ini, Tol Manado-Bitung Dibuka Fungsional. Properti.Kompas.com. id. Kompas. 24 December 2018. 24 December 2018.
- News: Jasa Marga Kebut Pembangunan Ruas Tol Manado-Bitung. TribunNews.com. id. Tribun News. 3 July 2018. 24 December 2018.
