The Settlement Of The Pandansimo Bridge Project In Bantul Resigns From The Target, This Is The Cause

JAKARTA - The Pandansimo Bridge, which is the last connection for the Southern Cross Road (JJLS), is approaching the completion stage with the current development progress reaching 83 percent.

With a length of 1.9 kilometers (km), this bridge is planned to be completed in March 2025 and is ready to become the main connecting route that facilitates access from Yogyakarta to the southern region of Java.

Citing the official Instagram account @humasjogja, Friday, November 15, the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) 1.4 of Yogyakarta Province BBPJN Central Java-DIY Setiawan Wibowo explained, this bridge is actually targeted to be connected by the end of November 2024. However, the obstacle is hampered, such as very high rainfall.

Thus, the work area in the middle of the river has been submerged for more than a week. "This is what causes workers to not be able to access the middle of the river because of the very high water discharge of the Progo River," he said.

Setiawan said, in order to overcome the flood problem that often inundates the area around the project, his party has implemented a number of new strategies. One of them is by raising the embankment and providing space for water flow around the construction line.

During the flood period, he said, work was also directed to go through alternative routes. Thus, allowing construction activities to continue even though the main area is submerged.

"This process will be carried out in stages by adjusting the height of the embankment to certain lower parts," he said.

This bridge is also designed to take into account disaster mitigation because it is located in an earthquake-prone area and is about 10 km from the opaque fault.

The disaster mitigation technology implemented in the bridge design includes mortar foam and lead rubber bearing (LBR) which is useful for absorbing and reducing earthquake energy. Thus, it is able to protect the main structure of the bridge.

In addition, continued Setiawan, there was an additional construction of 200 bridge foundations to improve bridge security from the threat of liquefaction disasters.

"The additional foundation work is carried out after a review of potential disasters that can occur at the Pandansimo Bridge construction site," he added.