The Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of Public Works (PU) confirmed that the Sei Busui Bridge was in a steady condition before the traffic accident involving cement transport trucks on the connecting routes of East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan Provinces on Thursday morning, January 16.
This statement is to confirm the alleged collapse of the Busui Bridge due to its old condition and not receiving treatment.
Head of the East Kalimantan National Road Implementation Center (BBPJN) of the Directorate General of Highways Hendro Satrio Muhammad Kamaludin said Sei Busui was a steel frame-type bridge with a span of 36 meters built in 1988.
"Before the accident occurred, the Sei Busui Bridge was in a steady condition (valued condition= 2). BBPJN East Kalimantan also routinely conducts inspection and maintenance in accordance with Guidelines No. 01/P/BM/2022 concerning Guidelines for Bridge Inspection and SOP/UPM/DJBM-13 concerning Bridge Maintenance Procedures," said Hendro in his official statement.
According to Hendro, the damage to the bridge was purely due to a single traffic accident by a truck carrying cement bulk capsule with the police number KT 8963 WT listed as belonging to PT Karya Sejati Readymix.
"The accident was caused by the truck driver being unable to control the speed of the vehicle, causing it to hit a diagonal trunk in the middle of the bridge," he said.
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He added that currently his party continues to coordinate with relevant stakeholders to make handling efforts. Including, one of them is the police to close bridges and divert traffic through alternative mining or plantation roads (hauling roads) along 4 kilometers.
"Currently, efforts are being made to deal with related parties. To avoid traffic congestion, temporarily diverted through alternative routes to KM 40 + 000 KM 44 + 000 (Gunung Raja)," said Hendro.
"Meanwhile, for permanent handling through the replacement of the bridge, an estimated work time of approximately five months will be carried out," he concluded.
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