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Indonesia’s plan for toll road network development

Indonesia has a major programme of toll road development work in hand, intended to boost transport across the nation. New toll road links will reduce journey times and improve traffic flow, helping boost the economy. The Indonesian Government has set a target of building 2,500km of additional toll roads between the present and 2024. The aim is to have network of 4,700-5,200km of toll roads in operation by 2024. The toll road construction programme has already seen 1,500km of roads being built between 2014 a
November 8, 2019 Read time: 1 min
Indonesia has a major programme of toll road development work in hand, intended to boost transport across the nation. New toll road links will reduce journey times and improve traffic flow, helping boost the economy. The Indonesian Government has set a target of building 2,500km of additional toll roads between the present and 2024. The aim is to have network of 4,700-5,200km of toll roads in operation by 2024. The toll road construction programme has already seen 1,500km of roads being built between 2014 and 2018.

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