Direct user benefit of Medan-Binjai toll road based on vehicle operating cost.

The development of toll roads has increased since 2005 in Indonesia. The benefits of toll road investment have increased connectivity, accessibility, and mobility. This paper presents the calculation of the estimated direct benefits of the new toll road investment. In general, to evaluate immediate user benefits, benefits are associated with direct user benefits. They are reflected in travel time savings and vehicle operating cost savings, from the analysis identified from VOC via toll road, which is more expensive than the arterial road. This has been caused by the distance reached if using the toll road and added the size of the tariff of the toll held by the users. The saving of the VOC will be a significant element from one appraisal in investing in a toll road, and this matter will be used as a basic policy for the government to invest in the transport sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]