Innovation of Residents Thanks to the Toll Road in Riau

The Pekanbaru-Bangkinang toll road is expected to create new economic centers that create jobs and improve the welfare of the community.

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Lona Sari (27) owner of a souvenir shop in Bangkinang, Kampar Regency, Riau shows a number of products she sells, Friday (6/1/2023). For shop owners, it is hoped that the existence of the toll road will not reduce their income.

The existence of toll roads in Riau brings up new spirit as well as anxiety for business people who depend on the fate of the highway. However, a number of innovations have emerged in order to adapt to the changes in the behavior of road users.

Lona Sari (27), owner of the Klinik Selara Shop, offered a number of typical Riau knickknack products to visitors of her shop in Bangkinang, Kampar regency, Riau, on Friday (6/1/2023). There were about 500 products that she displayed at the five by five-meter store.