Jagorawi Toll Road
Jagorawi Toll Road The Jagorawi Toll Road was the 1st toll road in Indonesia. Construction on the highway began in 1973 by some 200 workers at a cost of 350 million Indonesian rupiah per kilometer; it was officially opened by President of Indonesia Suharto on 9 March 1978. The Jagorawi Toll Road has two gas stations that belong to Pertamina which are combined with restaurants, rest areas, and even a factory outlet. The toll road is operated by PT Jasa Marga Tbk and it has achieved Break even point making the cheapeast toll road in Indonesia based on price per kilometer. In 1973, the Indonesian government began building the 1st highway linking the capital Jakarta with the city of Bogor. When the road was still in its construction phase, it wasn't officially a toll road. When the highway was nearly finished, the government began considering ways to execute the operation and maintenance of the highway autonomously, without burden on governmental financing. For that purpose, the La...