Jakarta, Feb. 12 -- The Ministry of Public Works highlighted the strategic value of toll roads after Indonesian Air Force fighter jets successfully conducted landing and takeoff tests on the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road on Wednesday.

Deputy Minister of Public Works Diana Kusumastuti emphasized that the tests on the Terbanggi Besar-Pematang Panggang-Kayu Agung (Terpeka) section prove that infrastructure supports both connectivity and broader national interests.

"Thank you for the safe landing test of fighter jets on this toll road segment. We will use it as a reference. Thank you," Kusumastuti remarked in a statement on Wednesday.

The exercise, involving an F-16 and an EMB-314 Super Tucano at KM 228-KM 231 in Lampung Province, marked Indones...