Coal Transportation Activities In Jambi Will Be Temporarily Stopped, Damaged Roads The Cause

Unloading coal into a truck in Marunda, North Jakarta, Wednesday 12 January 2022. (ANTARA-M Risyal H)

JAMBI - The police will again temporarily stop coal truck transportation activities in Jambi. The reason is that there will be road repairs on the Muaratembesi-Muarabulian route, Batanghari Regency, Jambi.

The Director of Traffic of the Jambi Police, Kombes Pol Dhafi, said that the road repairs by BPJN were the impact of roads that were no longer feasible.

"The large number of holes on the road caused coal transportation from the direction of Muaratembesi, Batanghari to take the right lane to avoid holes, so that in the end, vehicles coming from the opposite direction were trapped," said Dhafi in Jambi, Monday, October 31.

On Monday, October 31 morning, the route also experienced severe congestion apart from the condition of the road, there was also a broken asymptomatic truck. "I contacted BPJN earlier. And today they want to work, including if they want to be sucked in," he said.

When road repairs took place, Dhafi said BPJN Jambi requested that there be no coal transportation activities in advance to facilitate work.

"Later, we will coordinate with the Department of Transportation and all mining owners for today, the mobilization of coal transportation will be postponed first, because there are road repairs in the Sridadi area, Batanghari Regency," he said.

Furthermore, later on, coal transportation whose condition is already on the road is still allowed to pass. "If the current one is already on the road, please pass, we will arrange it so it doesn't get jammed," he added.

However, coal transportation, which is still in the mining site or before Muara Tembesi, is asked not to pass first.

"We are also still waiting for an official letter from BPJN. It is possible that in one or two days," said Dhafi.

He explained that the road damage that occurred was also triggered by excessive tonnage of coal transport cargo.

Currently, the police are still making road arrangements to reduce congestion in the area.