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Serang-Panimbang toll section reaches operational testing in western Java
A 24.17-kilometer section of the Serang-Panimbang toll road in Banten, western Java, has entered tests to check whether it is fit to operate.
The section runs from Rangkasbitung to Cileles and is part of an 83.67-kilometer road linking Serang with Panimbang.
The Serang-Rangkasbitung section is already open, while construction continues on the Cileles-Panimbang section.
The new section is expected to reduce travel between Serang and Cileles from 1 hour 45 minutes on non-toll roads to 45 minutes by toll road.
It is also expected to make travel to Banten tourist destinations easier and improve access to the Tanjung Lesung special economic zone.
Faster journeys could support local travel and the movement of goods.
The Cileles-Panimbang section is still under construction, and the article gives no opening date for the new section.
The 24.17-kilometre Rangkasbitung-Cileles section of the Serang-Panimbang toll road has entered operational feasibility testing.
The testing is part of the process to prepare the section for operation.
The 83.67-kilometre toll road is a National Strategic Project in Banten province.
The Serang-Rangkasbitung section is already operating, while construction continues on the Cileles-Panimbang section.
The toll road is expected to shorten travel times and improve access to destinations and logistics routes in Banten.
- Who
- The Serang-Panimbang toll road project, including the toll-road authority and project company PT Wijaya Karya Serang Panimbang.
- What
- The 24.17-kilometre Rangkasbitung-Cileles section has entered operational feasibility testing.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Banten province, western Java, Indonesia.
- Why
- The testing is part of preparing the section for operation. The road is expected to improve connectivity and shorten travel times.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The presence of this toll road will shorten travel times, drive economic growth, and open access to Banten tourist destinations
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Section under testing
- Rangkasbitung-Cileles
- Length under testing
- 24.17 kilometres
- Total toll-road length
- 83.67 kilometres
- Operating section
- Serang-Rangkasbitung, 26.5 kilometres
- Section under construction
- Cileles-Panimbang, 33 kilometres
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