Asphalt Of The Front Road Of The State Palace Is Damaged, Residents Ask "How Is It In Pelosok Negeri"

Asphalt on Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, to be precise near the State Palace, Gambir District, Central Jakarta, was found damaged. In addition, there are also many potholes in the asphalt contour and filled with asphalt patch.

The damaged road area is often accessed by a number of state guest vehicles when heading to the Palace. In fact, a number of holes spread all the way to Jalan Merdeka Barat. The hole caused the passing vehicle to experience shocks.

Bachtiar (25), one of the motorcyclists who crossed the road, regretted the condition of the road. According to him, the asphalt on Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara should have been smooth because it was the Ring 1 area.

"This area is important for the state. If (the condition of the surrounding road) the Palace, which incidentally is the face of the number 1 official in Indonesia, is like that, how will the regions in remote parts of the country," he complained to reporters, Tuesday, May 23.

Bachtiar hopes that the uneven road will be repaired soon. Moreover, apart from being a path for people's mobility, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara is also often passed by state officials.

Meanwhile, Head of the Central Jakarta Bina Marga Sub-dept. (Kasudin BM) Agustio Ruhuseto responded to the damaged road conditions in the Ring 1 area of the State Palace.

"The plan will be carried out this year by the Highways Office. The information (will be corrected) in early June," he said.