Semarang-Demak Toll Road to Ease Congestion, Control Tidal Flood, President Jokowi Says

By Office of Assistant to Deputy Cabinet Secretary for State Documents & Translation     Date 11 Juni 2021
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President Jokowi inspects Semarang-Demak toll road project (11/06/2021). (Photo by: Press Media and Information Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat /Lukas)

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Friday (11/06/2021) inspected construction progress of the Semarang-Demak toll road located in Sidogemah village, Sayung sub-district, Demak Regency, Central Java.

President Jokowi expressed hope that this toll road will significantly improve connectivity and reduce traffic congestion on the Kaligawe and Ahmad Yani airport route.

This toll road, the President added, also aims to control tidal flood by functioning integrated retention ponds and sea embankment.

“Areas that were submerged by floods will soon be dry and can be used for industry areas and centers of new economic development,” the President said.

For the record, a 26.7-kilometer Semarang-Demak Toll Road consists of two sections with Section I of Kaligawe-Sayung spanning 10.39 kilometers and Section II of Sayung-Demak spanning 16.31 kilometers.

This toll road is part of the Trans-Java Toll Road network on the Java’s North Coast corridor that will connect Semarang, Demak, Rembang in Central Java with Tuban and Gresik in East Java.

The Head of State further said that Section I of the toll road project is funded by the Government and Section II is constructed through the Government-to-​business cooperation (KPBU) scheme.

“We hope that the construction can be completed soon, so that it can boost economic growth in the province,” the President remarked. (TGH/UN) (AP/MUR)

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