Identifying Significant Policy Barriers for Highway Development in Indonesia

The development of the Sumatera Toll Road has encountered numerous challenges, including insufficient government intervention, legal issues, ineffective decision-making processes, and other related concerns. The objective of this research is to identify significant policy barriers affecting the performance of the Trans-Sumatra toll road development project. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to a group of seven experts who possessed a minimum of ten years of professional experience and had completed undergraduate education. The responses obtained from the experts were subsequently analyzed using the proposed rough Delphi method. Results: 11 indicators become significant policy barriers during the development process of the Sumatra toll road project. There are delays in project permits and approvals, government intervention, domestic political situations, corruption, SPV breaks policy, contract conflicts, policy and regulation changes, a lack of supporting policies for investors, land status, a lack of standard contract agreements, and a lack of regulatory supervisory and legal systems. Conclusion: The results presented in this paper are important to be considered by the Indonesian government's government to understand the implementation situation of transportation projects, especially the construction of the Trans-Sumatra toll road.