320 Movable Concrete Barrier (MCB) blocks were installed along Jalan Lodan Raya, Pademangan, North Jakarta. It is used to protect road users from 32 holes in box ducting construction.

It is targeted to complete in three weeks ahead

North Jakarta Bina Marga Sub-dept.'s Road Infrastructure Property and Utility Network Section Head, Libertus Sagala said, MCB blocks were installed due to box ducting and sidewalk elevated works on Jalan Lodan Raya.

According to him, not only MCB, but iron sheets and yellow line are also installed to ensure no people fell into holes.

"We undergo sidewalk elevation and box ducting gradually. It is targeted to complete in three weeks ahead," he said, Monday (10/30).

According to him, this project takes time to dig the site and provide box ducting from factory. Employees prefer to work at night thus not disturb traffic flow.

He mentioned, all 32 holes for box ducting are located along the road or around 800 meters long. Every 25 meters, box ducting were installed. For each size, it has 1.8 meters long, 1.2 meters wide, and 2.3-2.5 meters depth.