The complaint of Acting Jakarta Governor Basuki T Purnama on many damaged roads in the capital is responded by East Jakarta Roads Public Works Sub-Department. At this time, several damaged roads in the municipality are starting to be repaired. However, the work is done gradually because rain that still pours until now makes the asphalting process often had to be stopped.

Road Repair Task Force is always mobile for round the clock to monitor damaged roads and repair them

One of the damaged roads repaired is Jalan Lapangan Tembak, Cibubur Urban Village, Ciracas Sub-District, which repaired starting Saturday (7/5). All this time, the road was very jeopardizing the lives of motorists due to potholes which have been existed since a year ago.

“Alhamdulillah (thank God), (the road) finally repaired. It has been damaged since over a year,” disclosed Mulyawan, a vendor in PD Pasar Jaya Cibubur who often passes the road, Monday (7/7).

Meanwhile, Head of Roads and Bridges Maintenance Section for East Jakarta Roads Public Works Sub-Department, Arif Faizal Ritonga, said there are 28 damaged roads spread in 10 sub-districts in East Jakarta.

“Besides Jalan Lapangan Tembak, we’re also repairing Jalan Raya Condet, Jalan Lampiri Kalimalang, and Jalan I Gusti Ngurah Rai. But seeing current weather, the amount of damaged roads is predicted to increase. However, Road Repair Task Force is always mobile for round the clock to monitor damaged roads and repair them,” he stated.

According to Ritonga, there are still 28 damaged roads which have not been repaired yet. Among those roads are Jalan Rawabinong Cipayung, Jalan Pemuda Rawamangun, Jalan DI Panjaitan, Jalan TB Simatupang, Jalan Batu Ampar 3 Kramatjati, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan, and Jalan Bantaran Kali Duren Sawit.

“From those 28 damaged roads, 17 are our responsibility to repair them, while the rest 11 are the authority of Public Works Ministry,” he told.