Manado–Bitung Toll Road
Toll road in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Manado-Bitung Toll Road is a controlled-access toll road that connects Manado and Bitung, the two largest cities of North Sulawesi province in the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1][2] This toll road serves as the main access road to Bitung Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Bitung International Hub Port.
| Manado–Bitung Toll Road | |
|---|---|
Car heading to Manado Airmadidi Exit | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by PT Jasa Marga Manado Bitung (JMB) | |
| Length | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Existed | 2018–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Manado |
| East end | Bitung |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Island | Sulawesi |
| Provinces | North Sulawesi |
| Major cities | Manado, North Minahasa Regency, Bitung |
| Highway system | |
This toll road is expected to boost economic growth in Manado, North Minahasa, and Bitung.[3][4] This toll road will also boost tourism as it will enable easy access to various tourist attractions in Sulawesi, including the Rumah Alam Manado Adventure Park, Kima Atas waterfall, Lembeh Mangrove forest, Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, Gunung Dua Saudara, and other beaches.
The toll road was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 25 February 2022, after the completion of all sections.[5][6]
Sections
This toll road is divided into four sections,[7] namely
- Section 1A (Manado-Sukur ring road) is 7.9 kilometres (4.9 miles)
- Section 1B (Sukur-Air Madidi) is 7 kilometres (4.3 miles)
- Section 2A (Airmadidi-Danowudu) is 11.5 kilometres (7.1 miles)
- Section 2B (Danowudu-Bitung) is 13.5 kilometres (8.4 miles)
Junction lists
The entire route is located in North Sulawesi.
| Regency | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manado | Tikala | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Manado terminus | Manado,  Sam Ratulangi International Airport | Western terminus |
| 1.0 | 0.62 | Manado toll gate | |||||
| North Minahasa | Airmadidi | 11.0 | 6.8 | 11 | Airmadidi toll gate | Airmadidi, Tondano | |
| Kauditan | 19.9 | 12.4 | 20 | Kauditan toll gate | Kauditan | ||
| Bitung | Ranowulu | 25.6 | 15.9 | 25 | Danowudu toll gate | Danowudu, Bitung, Bitung Special Economic Zone | |
| Maesa | 37.3 | 23.2 | Bitung toll gate | ||||
| Aertembaga | 39.6 | 24.6 | 39 | Bitung terminus | Bitung,  Port of Bitung | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
