Shocking Message From Commission V DPR Concerning The Collapse Of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Train Pole: Those Who Don't Understand Construction Know That The Position Of Heavy Equipment Is Not Correct

Illustrations. (Photo: KCIC doc.)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission V DPR Neng Eem Marhamah assessed that the collapse of the pole or pier of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train (KCJB) project that hit one of the excavators was a fatal carelessness.

"A fatal carelessness like that. If there wasn't a video that went viral, we wouldn't know that there were wrong coordinates. So a project of such a large size, which is very prestigious, could have happened like that," he said in a virtual discussion, Thursday, December 9.

According to Eem, the collapse shows that the planning for the construction of the KCJB project was not well thought out.

"This means that the planning is very, very immature, the coordination is also very weak. Moreover, the supervision," he said.

As is known, in the viral video, it appears that several excavators are being operated to dismantle the poles of the high-speed train tracks. However, in the end, the pole of the high-speed train actually hit one of the excavators. This event will take place on Sunday, December 5, 2021.

Eem said that actually judging from the viral video, the position of the pole and heavy equipment was not right. He said, to find out the incorrect position, it can be seen by the naked eye by ordinary people who do not understand construction.

"Even people who don't understand construction, I think at first glance this is something that is not right, the positions of heavy equipment with high stakes. Especially those who understand construction sciences," he said.

Previously, PT KCIC President Director, Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi, emphasized that his party would not tolerate construction errors that caused the collapse of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project.

"PT KCIC does not tolerate construction errors that exceed the required tolerance," he said in a written statement received by VOI, Thursday, December 9.

Initially, said Dwiyana, the quality team of PT KCIC and the CDJO supervision consultant found a shift in the alignment of the pier work in DK46 and instructed the contractor to rework and dismantle it to be rebuilt according to the technical specifications that have been set.

Furthermore, Dwiyana explained that there has been a standard operating procedure for dismantling the pier, including the construction safety aspect.

"However, based on the results of the investigation conducted by KCIC, it was found that the contractor violated the SOP, resulting in an incident like the one in the video," he said.

After the demolition of the KCJB pier at DK46, Teluk Jambe, Karawang Regency which was carried out without the correct Construction SOP that hit the excavator, PT KCIC immediately called, investigated, and gave a direct warning to the contractor concerned so that similar incidents do not happen again.

"It is true that when the pier dismantling rework was carried out, the contractor was negligent in carrying out the SOP so that the pier hit the excavator used. We immediately called the contractor and gave a warning so that all work was carried out according to the SOP that had been set by the Engineering and SSHE Team so that similar incidents did not happen again," he said.