Due To The Collapse Of The Road, The Padang Pariaman-Agam Line Via Sungai Garinggiang Was Closed

The location of the emergency bridge assembly in Luhuang, Nagari Kuranji Hulu, Sungai Garinggiang District, Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra. (Photo: Aadiaat MS/Antara)

JAKARTA - The road connecting Padang Pariaman Regency with Agam Regency, West Sumatra via Sungai Garinggiang District is temporarily closed due to the installation of an emergency bridge in Luhuang, Nagari Kuranji Hulu, due to the collapsed road and bridge that have not been repaired. and it is estimated that the bridge installation will last for a week, so that during that time this road will be closed," said Wali Nagari Kuranji Hulu, Sungai Garinggiang Subdistrict Salman Hardani in Padang Pariaman, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, December 29. via Koto Bangko, Kampuang Dadok and Batu Gadang. He asked residents and motorists to be patient because according to information he received from the provincial government after the emergency bridge was built, a permanent bridge would be built so that the road could be passed comfortably again. "He said in January 2022 a permanent bridge was built. ," he said a.He conveyed that the road was important for the community both in Sungai Garinggiang and IV Aua Malintang, Padang Pariaman and Agam because it was the fastest access to the city center for both administrative management and selling agricultural products. passersby so that they do not pass through that road for a while because it will be closed.

At the intersection entering the road, an announcement has also been posted that the road is closed, but there are still drivers who are desperate to cross so they have to turn around. Meanwhile, a motorist who often crosses the road Asri Bintang Pamungkas (20) said he understood the closure was because emergency bridges and permanent bridges will be built. "If it's okay to repair it, it's better," he said. Local resident Sintia Miranda (18) said the repairs showed the government's presence to repair public facilities damaged by the disaster. The road repairs can be completed immediately because other alternative roads are relatively far from the current road.