Jokowi will Not Be Hasty to Repair National Road
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by
As reported earlier, the land subsidence was found Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, South Jakarta, precisely on slow lane towards Senayan Roundabout on Thursday (4/10).
Don't ask me if the road is under central government management
Later on, the matter will be coordinated with Jakarta Governor, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo regarding road repairs. The coordination is conducted, considering Jalan Jenderal Sudirman is a national road where its authority lies in central government.
Jokowi said his party would not be in a hurry to take over the road repairs. He does not want to be blamed because has taken over the central's authority in terms of road repairs. "Is that a provincial or central? Don't ask me if it is central," he stated at City Hall, Friday (4/11).
Beware of Huge Gaping Hole on Jalan Jenderal SudirmanAccording to him, he wanted to soon repair the damaged roads. If not, its existence will disrupt road users. However, everything has to be coordinated in advance with other stakeholders. "We'll repair damaged roads. But we must know it is provincial or central roads. We don't do the same mistake like before," he expressed.
He also promised to keep coordinating with the Ministry of Public Works in order to accelerate the repair process. He cited Jakarta Provincial Government took over the repair of land subsidence on Jalan TB Simatupang a few days ago, whereas it was central authority.
"I'll contact the Ministry of Public Works soon. If not, I could be blamed again like some time ago," he exclaimed.
