Minister Basuki Targets One Bocimi Functional Toll Road To Be Used Next Thursday

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono (Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono targets the Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi (Bocimi) KM 64+600 A to be able to operate functionally in one lane on Thursday, April 11. Basuki said that the temporary handling with the installation of a pile pole (sheet pile) to strengthen the pile of the landslide bridge will be completed until Tuesday, April 9 evening. Then, the road bodies were cleaned today. "Alhamdulillah, the 45 sheet piles at the bottom of the toll road structure have all been installed to withstand landslides, then those at the top will be installed with another 60 sheet piles. Later, at 24.00 WIB, hopefully all of them can be completed," said Basuki in a written statement received by VOI, Wednesday, April 10. Thus, Basuki hopes that on Thursday, April 11, 2024, a functional lane can be opened as a backup if there is traffic jams on the national route during the return flow for the 2024 Eid homecoming period. "Later on the technical basis, the police will regulate it," he said. He added that the permanent handling of the Bocimi Toll Road itself will be carried out after the 2024 Lebaran Homecoming period. "Regarding the Lebaran holiday, after D+3 Lebaran the new material can come again. We started working for permanent handling and we will try to finish it in about two to three months," he concluded. As previously reported, the Bocimi Toll Road, precisely at the exit of the Parungkuda Toll Road kilometer 64-600, landslides on Wednesday, April 3 evening. As a result of the incident, a unit of Isuzu Panther's car that was passing fell into a landslide about 10 meters deep. In addition, two cars hit a median road in shock to avoid landslides. "There were three vehicles involved in the incident, namely two MPV cars and one truck," said PT Trans Jabar Tol (TJT) President Director Abdul Hakim in a written statement in Jakarta. The three vehicles drove from Jakarta to Sukabumi at a speed of approximately 80 km per hour in lane one. When crossing km 64+600 A, suddenly one lane had an avalanche. Thus, one of the MPV vehicles fell into a hole.

"Meanwhile, the truck driver and one MPV were shocked and tried to avoid going to the right and hit the median of the road," he said. He said the traffic from the direction of Jakarta was immediately diverted through the Cigombong toll gate. "Meanwhile, traffic from Parungkuda to Jakarta is closed," he said.