Manado–Bitung Toll Road

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; 7 years ago (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
Transport in Indonesia

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)

Toll gates

Province	Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
North Sulawesi	Tikala, Manado	0.0	0.0	0	Manado terminus	Manado Sam Ratulangi International Airport	Western terminus
		1.0	0.62	Manado toll gate
	Airmadidi, North Minahasa Regency	11.0	6.8	11	Airmadidi toll gate	Airmadidi Tondano
	Kauditan, North Minahasa Regency	19.9	12.4	20	Kauditan toll gate	Kauditan
	Ranowulu, Bitung	25.6	15.9	25	Danowudu toll gate	Danowudu Bitung Bitung Special Economic Zone
	Maesa, Bitung	37.3	23.2	Bitung toll gate
	Aertembaga, Bitung	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       Electronic toll collection

See also

• Transport in Indonesia