JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo revealed that national road access in Aceh province began to gradually recover after the disaster.
He said that since the first day of the incident, the Public Works team had moved in the field to ensure that public access could return to open as soon as possible.
"We carry out emergency handling in a coordinated manner with local governments, with the main focus on restoring connectivity in order to facilitate the distribution of aid and community activities," said Dody in a statement quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 10.
The Ministry of Public Works through the Aceh National Road Implementation Center (BPJN) continues to accelerate the recovery of national road access in a number of Aceh areas affected by flash floods.
A number of sections are now starting to recover gradually after emergency handling is carried out to restore connectivity, community mobility, and logistics distribution.
In the corridors of the eastern and northern regions of Aceh, the progress of recovery shows positive progress. Handling on the Pidie Jaya/Bireuen border meureudu section continues with hoarding of funds targeting functional on December 12, 2025.
On the Bireuen-Bireuen/North Aceh section, the installation of thebailey bridge continues to be accelerated with a target of completion on December 14, 2025.
In the central region of Aceh, recovery is running more complex due to the number of broken bridges. However, repairs to the Bireuen City section of Bener Meriah showed progress, including the installation of abailey on the Teupin Mane Bridge which is targeted for completion on December 15, 2025.
The section to Central Aceh affected by the six broken bridges will also be gradually restored with the overall target by the end of December 2025.
The gradual recovery is also taking place in the southern region of Aceh.
On the Blangkejeren-batas Gayo Lues/Aceh Tenggara section, the handling of hoarding at the collapsed point is targeted for completion on December 28, 2025.
Meanwhile, the Gayo Lues/Aceh Tenggara-Kota Kutacane border segment has experienced a significant increase with the installation of a bailey bridge and the handling of landslides at three points.
Until now, a number of strategic sections have been passed again. Sections such as the Central Aceh/Nagan Raya-Lhok Seumot-Jeuram border and Geumpang-Pameue-Genging Gate-Sp Uning have shown progress on recovery, although further handling is still needed, especially at breaking bridges and large landslides.
Bronjong, armco, and geotextile materials are available on site and installation is carried out in stages.
The Banda Aceh-Meureudu section is connected, while the Lhokseumawe-Langsa and Langsa-Kuala Simpang corridors can be passed after the sediment cleaning. The Kuala Simpang City Section of North Sumatra has also been functional for all types of vehicles.
Meanwhile, the recovery of connectivity for mid-Aceh routes was carried out in stages because access was very limited due to 13 bridges that were cut off.
Recovery was carried out through the installation of thebailey bridge and the rehabilitation of the road bodies damaged by river culling.
The Ministry of Public Works emphasized that the recovery process will continue to be accelerated to ensure that all affected national roads can be functional according to the target.
With the support of local governments and all stakeholders, this gradual recovery is expected to restore community activities and accelerate the recovery of post-disaster areas.
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