Medan–Binjai Toll Road is a

toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road for which a fee (or ''Toll (fee), toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help recoup the costs of road construction and ...

connecting to

Medan Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...

from

Binjai Binjai (English: or , Jawi script, Jawi: ), formally Kota Binjai (Binjai City), is an independent city in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia, bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east and Langkat Regency to the west. Binjai is connected ...

. This toll road is part of Banda Aceh-Medan corridor of

Trans-Sumatra Toll Road Trans-Sumatra Toll Road is an under-construction tolled expressway stretching across Sumatra Island in Indonesia from the northern tip of Banda Aceh to the southern tip of Bakauheni. This toll road was originally planned to connect to the est ...

network.

History

On October 10, 2014, the construction of this toll road was inaugurated by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy

Chairul Tanjung Chairul Tanjung (born 18 June 1962) is an Indonesian businessman. He is the former Coordinating Minister for Economics in the Indonesian cabinet. He was appointed to this post by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 19 May 2014 following the resi ...

. While the groundbreaking ceremony was carried out by President

Joko Widodo Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic ...

on 27 January 2015. The construction of this toll road was planned to last for 3 years. The

Medan–Kualanamu–Tebing Tinggi Toll Road The Medan–Kuala Namu–Tebing Tinggi Toll Road or MKTT toll road is an expressway that connects Medan, Kualanamu International Airport and Tebing Tinggi, in Sumatra, Indonesia. This toll road is part of Trans-Sumatra Toll Road network. The to ...

and Medan–Binjai Toll Road were officially operational after being inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on October 13, 2017. Even though they are already in operation, not all toll roads can be traversed due to land acquisition constraints.

Sections

The toll road is 17 kilometers long, with sections below, *Helvetia-Binjai-Semayang: 10.45 kilometers *Tanjung Mulia-Helvetia: 6.75 kilometers

Exits

Because this expressway is a part of Trans-Sumatra Toll Road Network, the KM 0 exit is located at the Bakauheni Port. For the sake of simplicity, the distance counter will start around Tanjung Mulia Junction/IC

History

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