Cipanas-Peak Route Congested Due To Flood

Floods on the Cipanas-Puncak Route/Photo: Antara

CIANJUR - Traffic on the Cipanas-Puncak Route in the Cianjur Regency, West Java Province, on the evening of Wednesday March 9, came to a standstill due to overflowing water from a canal on the side of the road that flooded parts of the road. adults so that vehicle traffic becomes obstructed. Pacet Sector Police Traffic Unit officer Ipda Ahmad Afandi said that heavy rains made the existing channels along the Cipanas-Puncak route unable to accommodate water so that the water overflowed onto the road. "We immediately coordinated with the relevant agencies. to anticipate the flood continues to rise. Our members are on standby to regulate traffic flow so that there are no long traffic jams from both directions," he said. Bekasi (Jabodetabek).

The police had directed motorists to take the Pacet-Hajawar alternative route to avoid traffic jams. Several motorists who chose to go through the flooded road had their vehicles broken down because their engine parts were submerged in water. "Many motorcycles and cars broke down because the engine was submerged," said Ahmadi, a driver from Cianjur.