Deputy Minister Of SOEs Says There Was A Wrong Design Of The Jabodebek LRT, Erick Thohir: It Was Improved During The Trial

LRT (Photo: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said that the design of the long span arch bridge or the Jabodebek LRT longspan at the Kuningan intersection was not a mistake. However, he admitted that the construction of the longspan was not easy.

"It's not that (false design) curves, right, it's not easy. Well, I think the statement meant by the deputy minister (Kartika Wirjoatmodjo) is that curves are not easy curves, there needs to be improvements. That's actually done," said Minister Erick in Jakarta, on Friday, August 4.

Erick said that the statement issued by the Deputy Minister of BUMN at that time regarding the Jabodebek LRT longspan was not related to true or design, but the construction of the longspan itself which was indeed difficult.

"So, not now it's not good, it has been done (improvement) before the trial of the curve (longspan). Right, the curves are difficult, you know, and without connection. Well, that means it doesn't mean it's wrong and right. This is his statement (Wamen Tiko) before, now it has been repaired," he said.

So, continued Erick, the safety aspects of the people who will ride the LRT will also be maintained. "Yes, it must be (guarded by the safety aspect)," he concluded.

Previously, Deputy Minister of BUMN Kartika Wirjoatmodjo said that there was an error in the design of the Jabodebek LRT rail by PT Adhi Karya Tbk. as one of the project contractors.

Precisely on the rail or longspan bridge which stretches from Jalan Gatot Subroto to Jalan Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta. The man who is familiarly called Tiko said that the LRT could not move quickly when passing by.

"If you look at the longspan from Gatot Subroto to Kuningan, right, there is a big bridge, it's actually a design error, because in the past Adhi had built the bridge, but he didn't test the angle of the tilt of his train," said Tiko recently.

He said the longspan was less wide so it could not accommodate the LRT body when it turned. As a result, if it is through a longspan, the LRT must run very slowly so that it does not curve too much and rub with the longspan guardrail.

"So, now if you turn it must be very slow, because it should be wider at the corner. If the bend is wider, he can turn while moving up. However, because the bend is now already made narrow, like it or not, the train must run really slowly," he said.