The Ministry Of Public Works Prepares This Step For Disaster Mitigation On The Toll Road Ahead Of The Nataru Holiday

Toll Road (Photo: Antara)

Deputy Minister of Public Works (PU) Diana Kusumastuti said her party together with the Meteorology and Geophysics Climatology Agency (BMKG) had prepared an early warning system to mitigate disasters ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays (Nataru).

Diana said that the early warning system would be placed on the signs of announcing the toll road, which is predicted to be passed by many road users.

"Yes, if you anticipate PU, frankly, for the early warning system. We have together with the BMKG, we continue to get information related to daily rainfall, wind direction, rainy season and so on. Well, that's what we continue to put on the board on the toll road, you know," Diana said at her office, quoted Thursday, October 30.

Diana said that her party received information that the rainy season will take place starting next November, especially on the island of Java. Thus, disaster mitigation is needed from an early age.

"Because we received information that rainfall might occur in Java and this is in the months of November. Well, we have to be careful. We are also evaluating what is possible, we continue with the BMKG," he said.

With the early warning system, Diana said, the Toll Road Business Entity (BUJT) is also expected to have prepared steps to anticipate potential accidents on toll roads.

"So, we hope that later BUJT will know about what things (can be done), so that drivers must also be careful and so on. So, the data, the information, goes to the toll road. For this early warning system, we are working with BMKG," explained Diana.

In addition, Diana continued, his party has also signed an MoU regarding disaster mitigation data, both for toll roads, rivers and buildings.

"And we also have a kind of MoU or cooperation with the BMKG for the data problem, whether it's for toll roads, rivers, buildings, all of them have cooperation. So, the data always comes to us," he concluded.

To note, BMKG reminded the public to be aware of the potential for hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides and puddles, especially in areas with high rainfall.

"The atmosphere conditions show an increase in rain cloud activity in most parts of Indonesia. We urge the public to increase vigilance," wrote BMKG on its official website.

The peak of the 2025/2026 rainy season is predicted to occur in November-December 2025 for western Indonesia, as well as January-February 2026 for the south and east.