Ganjar Pranowo Checks Bridges And Roads In Juwana, Here's The Condition

Ganjar Pranowo checks the construction and repair of bridges and roads in Juwana, Central Java. (IST)

After checking the repair of the Juwana Bridge, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo checked the road repairs on the Batangan section, Pati Regency. The area of about 5.4 kilometers is a point that many residents complain about.

"This is an area where yesterday there were quite a lot of protests. Where the Batangan route was damaged yesterday and this is speeding up, it's finished. As of today, it can be passed and we see traffic smoothly," said Ganjar after reviewing the concreteization of the Batangan route, Pati Regency, Friday, April 14.

The repair, said Ganjar Pranowo, was the result of the acceleration carried out by the Central Java National Road Implementation Center. Ahead of the Eid holiday, a number of road works were accelerated.

"But there are one or two segments that have not been completed, later we ask residents who pass by to be careful. So later we will give the writing there to give a warning," he explained.

The acceleration carried out by the National Road Implementation Center always received full support from Governor Ganjar Pranowo. The repairs made will not stop here, because in the future a number of road repairs will continue to be boosted.

"We will help communicate with the Minister of PUPR so that I think the remaining budget for the auction can be used to clean up on the Pantura Line," he said.

Ganjar Pranowo explained that the Central Java Pantura Line is currently still under West Java and East Java. Therefore, he and the National Road Implementation Center will continue to pursue improvements. So there is no longer any assumption that the Pantura line project is an eternal project.

"The commitment of the Chairman of Balai Bu Wida is very good. We fully support this so that this acceleration can be carried out, so that later there will be no assumptions that will be built as if this is an eternal project, no. Indeed, the segments are not finished, this is what we have to work on," he said.

On that occasion, Ganjar also had a chance to talk with a resident of Batangan, Ali Rohmad. Ganjar asked how the road was before it was repaired. Ali explained that the previous Batangan road was damaged, the road conditions were broken so that it endangered road users.

"In the past, the condition of the road was broken so that the road had to be slow. Now it has been concreted and the work is quite fast, about two weeks," Ali told Ganjar.

Previously, Ganjar also checked the road on the Pantura route. Precisely on the Semarang-Demak and Demak-Kudus sections. There are at least four points that Ganjar reviewed that afternoon. Two points in Demak are in Sidogemah and Batu which are handled permanently.

Next at the Cangkringrmbang Demak section point which is temporarily handled because it requires testing for permanent work. The last is the point at the Jati intersection, Kudus, which was damaged by the flood, and is currently a priority for the Ministry of PUPR.

"There are several sections that cannot be completed permanently. For example, where I stand. This river has seeped below so that it is under this road. Technically, I want to check it first because if this is then dismantled and repaired without any tests, there is a possibility of collapse," said Ganjar Pranowo after reviewing the national road on the Cangkringrembang section, Karanganyar District, Demak Regency.