Witness Reveals Quality Of MBZ Flyover Toll Road Under SNI

Photo of the air from the MBZ Flyover (Mohamed bin Zayed) in Bekasi, West Java/ANTARA PHOTO/ Fakhri Hermansyah/foc. (ANTARA PHOTO/Fakhri Hermansyah)

JAKARTA - Witness in the corruption case in the construction of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) Jakarta-Cikampek (Japek) II Toll Road, Andi revealed that the concrete quality of the MBZ Flyover is below Indonesia's national standard (SNI).

Andi, Director of PT Tridi Membran Utama, said the findings were obtained from a physical examination based on a request from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

"It was found that the quality of the concrete installed at the work location was below or did not meet the SNI requirements," Andi said during a witness examination hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, May 16.

He said that at first the BPK contacted his party to ask for assistance in technical verification to inspect the MBZ flyover structure at the end of 2020.

The physical examination, he said, took 6 months. However, inspections are only carried out for the above toll road structure.

During the examination, Andi said that his party was collaborating with a Structure Expert from the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia (UI) to conduct field testing.

He explained that the examination was carried out by taking 75 samples tested with a core drill test or sampling in situ in the field.

Based on the examination, he revealed that two conditions were found, namely the average strong pressure from the sample and each sample had to meet 75 percent of the strong press plan.

"From the results of the examination, we assess that there are indeed some that do not meet the requirements, namely the requirements for voltage and the requirements for lendutan and also for the quality of the concrete itself," he said.

Andi testified in the corruption case of the construction of the MBZ Japek IIElevated Toll Road Ruas Cikunir-Karawang Barat with the accused President Director of PT Jasamarga Jalan flyover Cikampek (JJC) for the 2016-2020 period Djoko Dwijono, Chairman of the Auction Committee JJC Yudhi Mahyudin, Director of Operations II PT Bukaka Teknik Utama Tbk. (BUKK) Sofia Balfas, and bridge expert officer PT LAPI Ganesatama Consulting Toni Budianto Sihite.

Previously, Djoko Dwijono was charged with causing state financial losses of Rp510 billion in the corruption case, with details enriching Waskita-Acset's KSO of Rp367 billion and KSO of Krakatau Steel worth Rp142 billion.

Corruption was carried out together with Sofiah Balfas, Djoko Djijono, Tony Budianto Sihite, and Yudhi Mahyudin.

The four defendants were charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.