Regarding The Jabodebek LRT Longspan, Minister Of PUPR: It's Not Wrong Design

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono. Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono opened his voice regarding the assumption that there was a design error on the Jabodebek LRT bridge in Kuningan, Jakarta. According to him, this is not appropriate.

"(Longspan) it's not a design mistake, be careful of that," said Basuki when met at the Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, on Monday, August 7.

Basuki assessed that it is natural that the Jabodebek LRT train must lower its speed when crossing a corner, like at the Kuningan corner.

He even reminded that trains must lower their speed when crossing Kuningan bend.

"Because for example, in the city, what is the speed of 30-40 km per hour. If it's at the corner it's 20 km per hour, yes, it's natural. What speed do you want?" he said.

Furthermore, said Basuki, the longspan is still in the transportation safety corridor. This is because the Panjang Bridge Security Committee and Road Tunnel (KKJTJ) under the Ministry of PUPR have also conducted trials and the results are safe.

"So, the construction is okay," he added.

As previously reported, Deputy Minister of SOEs Kartika Wirjoatmodjo said that there was an error in the design of the Jabodebek LRT rail by PT Adhi Karya Tbk. as one of the project contractors.

Precisely on the rail or longspan bridge which stretches from Jalan Gatot Subroto to Jalan Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta. The man who is familiarly called Tiko said that the LRT could not move quickly when passing by.

"If you look at the longspan from Gatot Subroto to Kuningan, right, there is a big bridge, it's actually a design error, because in the past Adhi had built the bridge, but he didn't test the angle of the tilt of his train," said Tiko.

He said the longspan was less wide so it could not accommodate the LRT body when it turned. As a result, if it is through a longspan, the LRT must run very slowly so that it does not curve too much and rub with the longspan guardrail.

"So, now if you turn it must be very slow, because it should be wider at the corner. If the bend is wider, he can turn while moving up. However, because the bend is now already made narrow, like it or not, the train must run really slowly," he said.