Trans-Sumatra Highway

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 northern island at Banda Aceh to Bandar Lampung in the south, running through many major cities, traversing Medan, Pekanbaru, Jambi, and Palembang along the way (Sumatra East Road).

Upgrade work is expected to begin in March 2013 transforming it into a full-fledged highway, including land acquisition.

The Medan–Binjai Toll Road is 17 km long and set to completed in the end of 2017.

[3] 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.

Trans-Sumatra Highway Eastern Route in Aceh Besar , Aceh , Indonesia
The Trans-Sumatran Highway at Lubuklinggau , South Sumatra