TANAH DATAR - Chief Operating Officer (COO) Danantara Dony Oskaria reviewed the railway and road sections in the Panyalaian area, X Koto District, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, Thursday, February 19.
The review was carried out to check the location of the construction of the emergency stop line as an effort to reduce the number of traffic accidents on the Padang-Padang Panjang-Bukittinggi national road.
Dony, who also serves as Chairman of the State-Owned Enterprise Regulatory Agency (BP BUMN), emphasized that accident prevention must begin with drivers' compliance with safety standards, especially heavy vehicles such as trucks. The regional government, he said, has reminded drivers to ensure the completeness of vehicles, especially the braking system, before crossing the road.
"We want to minimize this accident. The government requires drivers to check the brakes and other components before driving," said Dony, quoted from Antara, Thursday, February 19.
According to Dony, in addition to rider compliance, technical steps in the field are still needed as a mitigation of the risk of accidents.
One of them is through the construction of a rescue lane or emergency stop at vulnerable points.
"We will develop a rescue route. There will be an emergency stop route that will be built in cooperation with PT Kereta Api Indonesia and the local government," he said.
Deputy Chairman of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Andre Rosiade, said that the national hall was in principle ready to build the emergency rescue facility. However, he asked for BP BUMN support regarding land issues because the area to be used is under the control of PT KAI.
"The national office will build an emergency rescue route, but we ask for the help of BP BUMN because this land is controlled by KAI and will be used as an emergency stopping route," said Andre.
He added that the technical aspects of construction would be discussed further through a cross-agency meeting. The construction of the rescue line is considered urgent considering the number of accidents in the Panyalaian area continues to increase.
The field visit was also accompanied by the Governor of West Sumatra Mahyeldi Ansharullah, the Regent of Tanah Datar Eka Putra, and representatives of other related institutions.
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