BANDUNG - The West Java Transportation Office threatened to impose sanctions and even imprison the company that owns the over dimension over load (ODOL) transport for up to one year in prison as an extreme step to stop road damage on the Cikembar-Jampang Tengah section, Sukabumi Regency.
The criminal sanctions refer to Articles 227 and 307 of Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transport (LLAJ), which will be implemented through regular weighing operations on the distribution routes of the mine.
"We will carry out routine weighing operations on the Cikembar-Jampang Tengah Road. For ODOL transportation, the owner will be sanctioned," said Head of the West Java Transportation Service Dhani Gumelar as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, April 25.
This firm step was taken after the West Java Regional Police identified that the majority of dump trucks and dump trucks transporting mine materials such as stone and lime powder in the region carried loads that far exceeded the technical capacity of the road.
Dhani revealed that large vehicles that supply materials to the Karawang, Cikarang, and Jakarta industrial areas carry an average load that is twice the limit.
"It is estimated that the average mining vehicle carries a load of 150 to 200 percent of the carrying capacity of the permit," said Dhani.
As a prevention strategy upstream, the West Java Police urged mining companies around Cikembar to Jampang Tengah to build a self-weighing bridge at the company's location. This is aimed at ensuring that every vehicle that comes out has met the Maximum Axle Load (MST) standard.
In addition to law enforcement and weighing facilities obligations, Dishub also instructed companies to switch to using trucks that comply with road standards and to increase the installation of MST warning signs at critical points to secure the road infrastructure from permanent destruction.
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