Landslide Makes Cross-Strengthening Roads In Riau Completely Cut Off

Riau's Rengat-Tembilahan road experienced a landslide (Doc. ANTARA)

RIAU - The Rengat highway connecting Indragiri Hulu (Inhu) and Tembilahan Regencies, Indragiri Hilir (Inhil) Regency, Riau Province experienced total paralysis. The road in Pekan Tua Village cannot be passed due to landslides or abrasion on the banks of the Indragiri River.

Head of the Highways Division of the Public Works for the Spatial Planning of Housing and Settlement Areas of Riau Teza Dasra Land in Pekanbaru, Sunday, said that on Friday (27/9) it had collapsed, but it could still be passed. Furthermore, on Saturday (28/9) it collapsed again until it was completely broken.

"From the results of our visit to the location, currently the Inhu-Inhil route in Pekan Tua Village, Kelompas District has broken completely. Because there has been another landslide," he said.

However, for now the condition of the road is still accessible to 2-wheeled vehicles. As for large 4-wheeled vehicles, it is no longer possible.

Regarding this condition, the traffic flow from Inhu to Inhil or vice versa is diverted through Simpang Granit. It also continues to make improvement efforts by directly deploying the team to the location.

"For the traffic flow from Inhu to Inhil or vice versa, it is diverted through the Granit Intersection," he said.

Meanwhile, Acting (Pj) Regent of Inhil, Erisman Yahya, said that after the landslide incident, the Inhil Regency Government (Pemkab) had notified the condition to the PUPR Office of Riau Province. He asked the PUPR Service to widen the road on land.

"In addition to building cerocok in the direction of the river, road widening is also carried out on land so that 4-wheeled vehicles can pass again," he said.