Parung Panjang Road Severely Damaged Due To Mining Trucks, KPUPR Proposes To Create Special Paths

Spokesperson for the Ministry of PUPR Endra S Atmawidjaja. Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) responded to the demonstration of Parung Panjang residents, Bogor Regency, regarding complaints about the operating hours of mining trucks.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of PUPR Endra S Atmawidjaja proposed that the provincial government (Pemprov) together with mining entrepreneurs build a special road for truck traffic.

This is because the road belongs to the province, not the national road, so it is not under the authority of the central government.

"If the mining road has not been built by mining entrepreneurs, this public road will also have problems if we handle it. So, we urge the provincial government and the district government to immediately complete the road, especially, namely the mining road," Endra told VOI. met at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Monday, November 20.

Endra said, if the special road for the mining truck has been repaired, the PUPR Ministry will be able to propose a general road repair to enter the regional road inpres or IJD.

"From this PUPR, it can be proposed to enter the IJD, but what must be completed first is the mining road. If there is no mining road, it will be damaged again because heavy trucks are passing. This is, right, the mixed traffic is now between public roads and special roads for mining trucks," he said.

He suggested that local governments should immediately encourage mining entrepreneurs or agree on a scheme to build special roads for mining trucks.

"Well, that's what the road is generally proposed to us, later the minister will decide to handle it with an IJD," he added.

As previously reported, residents of Parung Panjang, Bogor Regency, who are members of Parung Panjang Bersatu protested and demanded the implementation of Bogor Regent Regulation (Perbup) Number 120 of 2021 regarding the limitation on the operational time of mining transportation vehicles.

They wanted to take to the streets because the Perbup was not implemented so that the road problem got worse.

"The Perbup was not implemented. The Regent must be responsible. How come Perbup is not implemented. There are already hours. From noon, no one can pass (mining vehicles) but pass by. That's just a silent officer, why? Can't work, what's wrong? We don't know," said Chairman of Parung Panjang Bersatu Ule Sulaeman in his statement, Monday, November 20.

Therefore, he said, Parungpanjang residents held a demonstration around the sub-district office. The action was carried out so that Bogor Regent Iwan Setiawan looked to the Parungpanjang area which was indeed at the end of the border with Tangerang Regency, Banten.

According to Ule, the regulations made must be implemented by the relevant regional apparatus, cannot be submitted back to the community.

"Right, the Perbup should be like this, made perbup, the device already exists. It airs a lot of hours, meaning who has to wait. Don't hand it over again to the community. 'People have to help', that can't be done. Perbup must be carried out by them," he said.

In addition to asking for the enforcement of the Bogor Perbup Number 120 of 2021, they also demanded the realization of a special mining toll road. Then, asked to repair and make lighting on Jalan Raya Sudamanik, Parung Panjang, Bogor Regency.