Bekasi Regency Government Repairs Nearby Road To Cipamingkis Bridge

Acting Bekasi Regent Dani Ramdan (central) along with related ranks pressed the siren button as an initial marker of the construction work on short road infrastructure to the Cipamingkis Bridge in Cibarusah District, Friday (17/5/2024). (ANTARA)

BEKASI - The Bekasi Regency Government, West Java, has begun to improve the road infrastructure for the Cipamingkis Bridge in the Cibarusah-Loji section, Sirnajati Village, Cibarusah District, which has often collapsed due to abrasion several years ago. Bekasi Regent Dani Ramdan said the plan to repair the bridge short road through the Bekasi Regency APBD funding scheme had been tried several years ago. However, the plan was not realized due to budget constraints so the provincial aid application clause was chosen. "We have also proposed a budget for two years, but because of the priority budget related to elections, handling COVID-19, and others, it has only been this year that we have agreed with the DPRD to be allocated. So we will finish starting this month," said Dani Ramdan in Cikarang, Antara, Friday, May 17. He said that with adequate funding and high quality work specifications, this repair is expected to be able to prevent subsidence events from recurring, especially the implementation of activity appointments through electronic catalog schemes (e-catalog). The local government through this e-catalog-based procurement no longer chooses the cheapest price provider but is able to provide longer maintenance guarantees. "With the assumption that if they are ready to carry out maintenance for longer, the quality is good. If they wake up carelessly and in a short time they are damaged, we will demand that they make improvements," he said. Head of the Water Resources Office of Bina Marga and Construction Development of Bekasi Regency Henri Lincoln explained that the repair of the short road to the Cipamingkis Bridge was carried out for 286 working days. "Hopefully starting today it can run smoothly until the contract ends, there are no obstacles or obstacles and can be carried out properly because this is one of the regional strategic projects in 2024. For the implementation in the next 286 days," he said. He stated that during the repair period, bridges could only be passed by two-wheeled vehicles and pedestrians. Meanwhile, four-wheeled vehicles or more are encouraged to look for alternative routes. "We have socialized and we ask the public to be patient for the next six months. Hopefully we can speed up the implementation time," he said. Repairing the bridge short road, which is the main access for residents of a number of villages in Cibarusah District as well as alternative routes to Bogor and Karawang Regencies, uses a financing allocation sourced from provincial assistance worth IDR 30 billion. Repair work was carried out on the subsidence road, namely the east side of the bridge through construction engineering, namely making pile sleeves by bore pile to meet the hard soil, followed by the construction of beams and concrete plates on top. His party also continues to coordinate with the Citarum River Basin Center (BBWS) to minimize damage to embankments due to eroded water along the Cipamingkis River.

"Because the permanent solution is to build a dam to control the water discharge upstream. If conditions are still like this, it will be difficult and this is what we report every year to BBWS Citarum. Because not only will it damage the bridge but also the lands will be eroded, including residents' houses can be affected," he said.