Section I of this toll road (Palembang-Pemulutan) was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 12 October 2017.

[1] The Minister of Public Works and Housing, Basuki Hadimuljono, said that the construction of the toll road will be integrated with the development of the Merak-Bakauheni port.

The road from the port will be connected with Palembang to the Tanjung Api-Api (TAA) port as part of President Joko Widodo's Sea Toll Program.

[2] The construction of Palindra Toll Road is dominated by swampy lands with heavy terrain which requires a special construction technique using Vacuum Consolidation Method (VCM).

The planned lane on this toll road is 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) with 2x2 lanes in the early stages and 2x3 in the final stages.