Overtime Until Midnight, TNI Rush Access Bridge to Buya HAMKA Museum

Dozens of TNI personnel from various units have accelerated the construction of the Armco Bridge in Nagari Sungai Batang, Tanjung Raya District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra.

AGAM - Dozens of TNI personnel from various units have accelerated the construction of the Armco Bridge in Nagari Sungai Batang, Tanjung Raya District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra.

The bridge is the main access to the Museum of the Birth of Buya HAMKA which was cut off due to flash floods and landslides.

The commander of the Armco Bridge Development Team, Serda Muhammad Ikhsan Andrean Nasution, said that the bridge work had been going on for the past two weeks.

"It is targeted to be completed within three weeks," said Muhammad Ikhsan in Agam Regency, Antara, Monday, February 16.

To reopen the road access that was cut off, the TNI deployed dozens of personnel from the Yonif TP 897 Singgalang, the Zeni Tempur 2/Prasada Sakti Detachment, and Kodim 0304 Agam. Of these, Yonif TP 897 Singgalang deployed 29 personnel, the Zeni Tempur 2/Prasada Sakti Detachment as many as five personnel, while the rest came from Kodim 0304 Agam.

During the construction process, the TNI AD operated one excavator, two dump trucks, and a number of other supporting tools. Personnel work every day from 07.00 WIB to 17.00 WIB.

In fact, said Ikhsan, the work often continued until the evening. Personnel in the field worked overtime until 23.00 WIB in order to accelerate the completion of the bridge.

After the recent flood that hit Nagari Sungai Batang, the road access from Maninjau to the Buya HAMKA Museum and the surrounding area was completely cut off. At the beginning of the disaster, the government distributed aid through Basarnas and related agencies using rubber boats.

The interruption of access has a direct impact on tourism activities. One of the managers of the Buya HAMKA Museum, Zulkarnain, said the number of tourist visits to the cultural heritage had decreased drastically since the hydrometeorological disaster occurred.

He hopes that the construction of the bridge can be completed soon so that access to the museum can return to normal. According to him, the smoothness of road access has a significant impact on the recovery of tourist visits to the area.