JAKARTA - Member of Commission V DPR RI from the PKB faction Irmawan asked the government, in this case, the Ministry of Public Works (PU) to move quickly to handle the national road across Sumatra in Bungo Regency, Jambi Province, which has collapsed since Sunday, March 2.
As a result, the traffic route connecting West Sumatra and Jambi was completely paralyzed. He hoped that the incident would not interfere with the flow of Eid homecoming.
"We ask the Ministry of Public Works to move quickly so that the road repair process can be completed before the Eid holiday so that the homecoming flow on the Sumatra route is not disrupted," said Irmawan, Tuesday, March 4.
Irmawan appreciated the quick steps of the Jambi National Road Implementation Center of the Ministry of Public Works to build a 30-meter-long bailey bridge. He hopes that this step can slightly open the Sumatra-Jambi traffic lane.
"Bailey bridges are usually used for emergency conditions so traffic at the scene does not stop completely," he said.
Nevertheless, Irmawan requested that there be a construction audit related to the collapse of the 12-meter main road. Moreover, there is news that the incident was triggered because the under-road culverts were not strong enough to withstand the water discharge.
"The government must conduct a construction audit due to the subsidence of the national road across Sumatra. This is the main national road that should have a strong and sturdy construction but the impact of the subsidence of this road is very pronounced," he said.
The PKB legislator from the Aceh I electoral district revealed that the national road was designed with a standard of 10 tons per fund. But in reality in the field, he said, there are still more than 10 tons of heavy vehicles, even 12 tons per guard passing through national roads.
Ini yang jadi salah satu penyebab jalan nasional cepat rusak. Perlu diperkuat hukum terhadap keberadaan truk yang terlebihan barang maupun kelebihan dimensional (over load, over dimention/ODOL), katanya.
For the time being, Irmawan suggested intensive coordination between the local government and the police to find alternative roads to help road users. Two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles were diverted to Jalan Jambi-Padang Lama. Meanwhile, six-wheeled vehicles and above were asked to use the Kerinci-South Solok road.
"Heavy transportation should temporarily avoid using alternative roads because the terrain is certainly not like the main national road," he said.
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In addition, he also asked the government to map which areas are prone to collapsed roads to anticipate the subsidence of roads such as on national roads across Sumatra.
"Prevention efforts must be carried out to minimize the occurrence of damaged roads or to the point of collapse," he concluded.
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