Meriah–Kota Baru Expressway

The Meriah-Kota Baru Expressway is a national expressway or tollroad of Karasem connecting 2 major metropolitan area in Karasem: Meriah and Cibebek. It is operated by the government owned PT Jalan Tol Karasem.

Overview
The Meriah-Kota Baru Expressway is an important roadway linking Meriah and Cibebek and Nagoya. It is the most heavily travelled roadway operated by with maximum usage per day over 450,000 between Meriah to Muara Karang.

The first sections between Mekarsari, Meriah toward Muara Karang Selatan, Muara Karang were opened to traffic in 1987. Sections between Muara Karang Selatan to Krangan later opened in 1989. Section looping Kemayoran from Sumber Rejo to Kemayoran Timur opened in 1992. Following the recession in 1997 construction of the expressway halted until 2006 where the Kota Baru Link Bridge connecting the Cibebek Expressway Kota Baru route in Tosari to Cibengkok section opened. Later the completion of the entire route done by 2015 where section between Krangan to Sumber Rejo opened to traffic.

From Meriah it parallel the Karasem National Route 1 to Krangan where it cross the national route and follow the Meriah-Kota Baru Railway until Kemayoran. It bypassing Kemayoran City center by looping in the south of the city to the northeast part of it. After Cibengkok junction, it enters the Kota Baru Link Bridge crossing the Malaya Strait transiting in Pulau Panjang before crossing the strait again to Kasem Island in Tanjung Duren, Kota Baru.