The efficiency of semarang – pekalongan toll road in goods transportation

Abstract

Trans Java toll road belongs to a strategic development program of the Indonesian Government. Towards toll roads, the time of travel can be shorted, hence the transportation cost becomes lower. Semarang – Pekalongan Toll road is part of the trans java program. It connects Semarang City and Pekalongan City. Semarang is identified as the trading city. In this city, many of product be promoted in the national or regional area. In the other side, Pekalongan is known as the centre of Batik. The connectivity between them aims to promote Batik to the large market. However, the travel cost by toll road is higher than by Pantura Road. By that fact, the toll road could be less efficient compare to Pantura road. Thus, this research wants to ensure the efficiency of Semarang – Pekalongan toll road. The research is conducted by deductive – rationalistic approach. The analytical method is statistic descriptives. Based on the analysis, the toll road is inefficient on goods movement in mid-distance (up to 100 km). The average cost of goods movement in the mid-distance in Pantura Road is 70 % lower compared to the toll road. Refer to that fact, the toll road pricing should be evaluated to improve efficiency.