The Jakarta–Merak 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 Jakarta and the

Port of Merak Port of Merak is a seaport located in the Pulo Merak District of the city of Cilegon, Banten, on the northwestern tip of Java, Indonesia. The port and district are named after the green peafowl, which once lived in the region, but now lives only ...

(the westernmost point of

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) in

Cilegon Cilegon ( Indonesian: ''Kota Cilegon'', ; Sundanese: ) is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering . It is located on the island of Java. The city had a population of 374,464 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, ...

Banten Banten (, , Pegon alphabet, Pegon: بنتن) is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang and its largest city is Tangerang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capi ...

, Indonesia. Having a total length of , this toll road is a part of the

Trans-Java Toll Road The Trans-Java Toll Road is a toll road, tolled controlled-access highway, expressway network in Java, the island of Java, Indonesia, runs from Port of Merak in Cilegon, the main link between the island of Sumatra and Java, to Banyuwangi, the eas ...

and divided into 2 sections: the long Jakarta–Tangerang Toll Road (operated by

Jasa Marga Jasa (in Aragonese: ''Chasa'') is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 128 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Huesca This is ...

) and the long

Tangerang–Merak Toll Road The Tangerang–Merak Toll Road (shortened to Tamer Toll Road), also known as the Banten Highway, is a controlled-access toll road that connects Tangerang with the Port of Merak in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Being a part of the Jakarta ...

(operated by Marga Mandalasakti). It is generally used by people to travel back and forth between

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

(through ferry via the

Sunda Strait The Sunda Strait () is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java island, Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean. Etymology The strait takes its name from the Sunda Kingdom, which ruled the western portion of Ja ...

) and the cities of Java. This toll road is also a part of

Asian Highway 2 Asian Highway 2 (AH2) is a road in the Asian Highway Network running from Denpasar, Indonesia to Merak, and Singapore to Khosravi, Iran. The route is connected to M10 of the Arab Mashreq International Road Network. The route is as follows: I ...

History

The Jakarta–Merak Toll Road is the second toll road to be opened in Indonesia after the

Jagorawi Toll Road The Jakarta–Bogor–Ciawi Toll Road (shortened to Jagorawi Toll Road) is the first toll road in Indonesia. Construction of the highway began in 1973, and it was officially opened on 9 March 1978. The Jagorawi Toll Road links the capital city ...

in 1978. The first westbound exit is located at

Kebon Jeruk Kebon Jeruk (Indonesian for "orange garden") is a districts of Indonesia, district (''kecamatan'') of West Jakarta Administrative City, Indonesia. Kebon Jeruk is roughly bounded by ''Kali Pesanggrahan'' creek to the west, Kebayoran Lama Road to ...

. It also has exits in

Tangerang Tangerang (Sundanese script, Sundanese: , ) is the List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the western border of Jakarta, it is the sixth largest city proper in ...

Balaraja Balaraja is a town and an administrative district (''kecamatan'') within Tangerang Regency in the province of Banten, on Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java ...

, Cikande, Ciujung,

Serang Serang (, , Sundanese: ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Ciruas). The city is located towards the north of Banten pro ...

Pandeglang Pandeglang Regency ( Sundanese: ) is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is mainly located on the west and south coasts of the island of Java and is the most westerly regency on Java Island, but it also includes several offshore islands su ...

and

, before ending at Merak. On 9 April 2017, the Karang Tengah toll gate was abolished due to constant traffic congestions around the vicinity.

Exits

References

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