Bogor Regency Government Waits For Assistance To Build Underpass On Jalan Bojonggede-Kemang

Acting Regent Of Bogor Iwan Setiawan In Cibinong, Bogor Regency, West Java. BETWEEN/M Fikri Setiawan

The Bogor Regency Government, West Java, is waiting for assistance from the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) to build an underground tunnel road orunderpass on Jalan Bojonggede-Kemang or Bomang.

"We continue to try to ask the central government for help to realize theunderpass so that access can be directly connected," said Bogor Regent Iwan Setiawan when reviewing the construction of Jalan Bomang as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 6.

The Bogor Regency Government is still trying to realize Jalan Bomang starting from the construction of the slow lane. However, the construction of the slow lane was also hampered by the railroad tracks.

"The large homework, at the end of the road to the regional government there is a railway line and the traffic is quite heavy, so KAI does not recommend making a crossing. The solution must be with a flyover orunderpass and it requires a large budget," he said.

Iwan also proposed to the central government that the road switch its status to a national road.

"Because if we use the APBD budget, we will be drained for this road, in addition to proposing aunderpass to propose that this road be taken or funded by the fast APBN," said Iwan.

In 2019, the Bogor Regency Government estimated that it would cost around Rp. 1.6 trillion to connect Jalan Tegar Beriman Cibinong with Jalan Raya Parung via Bomang.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency (PUPR), Soebiantoro, explained that the 8.5 kilometer long route does not only consist of arterial roads, but also flyovers.

"It's impossible if all theunderpass or flyovers are covered. We are trying to ask for help from the state budget," said the man who is familiarly called Bibin.