Road Repair Conducted at Night
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Cintya Meliza
Jakarta Bina Marga Department keeps conducting road repair, both informed by citizens and observed by themselves. To avoid the traffic congestion, the repair is conducted at night, starting from 10 PM until 6 AM. It is also as the instruction of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.
We purposely conduct the repair at night, thus it will not disrupt the traffic
Head of Jakarta Bina Marga Department, Yusmada Faisal stated, everyday the repair keeps being conducted. But the project is certainly not seen by people as it is conducted at night.
"We purposely conduct the repair at night, thus it will not disrupt the traffic," stated Faisal, Tuesday (8/4).
Reparation of Damaged Road in Jakarta AcceleratedAccording to him, the project is divided into some teams. They are spread in five areas of the city. It is focused on Transjakarta bus lanes and intersections.
"We focus on damaged Transjakarta bus lanes and intersections," he told.
Furthermore, the project will be optimized on strategic positions. Besides at night, the repair also conducted using fast-drying materials. Thus after it is repaired then it can be passed by vehicles right away.
"In the morning, it can be passed by vehicles right away as it is already dry," he explained.
The repair is only conducted as the ability. Thus it will not disrupt the traffic in the morning. If it is 100 meter width then it will not conducted at once. Due to limitation of energy and time. "So we repair it as our ability, for 100 meter width, we repair it only 20 meter first. The rest will be done at the next night. So it will not disrupt the traffic," he disclosed.
