Trans-Sumatra Highway

Trans-Sumatra Highway Eastern Route in Aceh Besar, Aceh, Indonesia

The Trans-Sumatra Highway (Indonesian: Jalan Raya Trans-Sumatra) is a primary north–south road in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, 2,508.5  km in length, and connecting the north of the island at Banda Aceh to Bandar Lampung in the south, running through many major cities, traversing Medan, Pekanbaru, Jambi, and Palembang along the way (the Sumatra East Road). Upgrade work began in March 2013 transforming it into a full-fledged highway, including land acquisition.

The road is a major artery, carrying transmigrants from Java to the less densely populated Sumatra, and carrying Sumatran visitors to Jakarta and Java. The eastern and central route of the Trans-Sumatra Highway forms the whole section of the Asian Highway 25 (AH25) and ASEAN Highway 151 (AH151), respectively.

It consists of 4 parts, namely Jalan Raya Lintas Barat (Jalinbar), Jalan Raya Lintas Tengah (Jalinteng), Jalan Raya Lintas Timur (Jalintim), and Jalan Raya Lintas Pantai Timur.

Parts of it are being set up for controlled-access highways. The Medan–Binjai Toll Road is 17 km long and set to completed in the end of 2017.

On 6 May 2026, a major accident took place along the highway between a bus and an oil tanker, resulting in 16 deaths.

Major cities linked by the roads

The Trans-Sumatran Highway at Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra

Controlled-access highway planning

In 2012, the Indonesian government had planned to build the Trans-Sumatra toll road that connects Lampung to Aceh along 2,700 kilometers. The government will allocate Rp 150 trillion for the construction of the toll roads. In the early stages, the toll road parts which is ready to be built are Padang–Sicincin Toll Road (27 km) and Medan–Kualanamu–Tebing Tinggi Toll Road.

Progress

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'Trans-Sumatra turnpike project set to start', The Jakarta Post, November 3, 2010
  2. ↑ Current Status of ASEAN Transport Network (PDF)
  3. ↑ Deny, Septian (26 March 2017). "Tol Medan-Binjai Ditargetkan Rampung Akhir 2017". liputan6.com. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tabrakan Maut Bus ALS Vs Truk Tangki di Sumsel, 16 Tewas di Tempat" [Fatal Collision Between ALS Bus and Tanker Truck in South Sumatra, 16 Dead on the Scene]. CNN (in Indonesian). Jakarta, Indonesia. 6 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Portal Berita Info Publik - Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Jasa Marga Studi Kelayakan Tol Trans Sumatera, Berita Satu, February 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ Nadya Natahadibrata (6 January 2015). "Jasa Marga unit to operate Medan-Tebing Tinggi toll road".