Overcoming Congestion In Medan-Banda Aceh Section During Homecoming 2023, The Ministry Of PUPR Functions The Sei Wampu Bridge

In order to overcome traffic jams on the Medan-Banda Aceh section on the 2023 Eid homecoming flow, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) temporarily opened the Sei Wampu Bridge in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra (North Sumatra).

Head of the North Sumatra National Road Implementation Center (BBPJN) Brawijaya said the Sei Wampu Bridge had begun to be built with APBN funds of Rp42 billion. The bridge has a span of 180 m, including a pile slab of 40 m.

"His presence will increase accessibility between North Sumatra Province and Aceh Province. This bridge will be opened functionally from April 17 to May 1, 2023," he said in an official statement, Friday, April 21.

After being opened functionally to support the flow of Eid homecoming and return in 2023, Brawijaya said, the bridge would be closed again for one to two weeks to beautified.

"We will beautify by fixing the lights, making smoother asphalt, and others," he said.

Brawijaya also invited the public to maintain the condition of the Sei Wampu Bridge, so that it remains good for the common good. "This is so that the flow of Medan-Aceh traffic in Langkat Regency remains smooth," he said.

Meanwhile, North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi said that the Sei Wampu Bridge is expected to be able to overcome congestion problems during big holidays celebrations, such as Eid on the North Sumatra-Aceh Cross Road, precisely in Langkat Regency.

"Before the construction of the Sei Wampung bridge, the condition of the road in Langkat Regency (Sungai Wampu) was one of the severe points of congestion during the Lebaran period," he said.