Bina Marga - The condition of national roads in the Central Java section is ready to be used by Lebaran travelers. The handling of a number of bridges and roads was successfully completed faster so that they could be crossed by homecoming vehicles, including the duplication of the Colonel Sunandar Bridge on the North Coast road in Kudus area and the construction of the Progo Bridge and Galeh Bridge in Temanggung.

"We were indeed ordered by the Minister (PUPR) to complete the work which was considered to be able to disrupt the flow of homecoming. There were several activities which were considered to interfere with the flow of homecoming, but the duplication of the bridge in Kudus had been completed. the south also has a rigid (job) that we have completed, in general in Central Java it is ready, "said Secretary of the Directorate General of Highways Soebagiono.

Soebagiono conveyed this to a group of members of the House of Representatives Commission V while conducting the Work Kunker to check the readiness of facilities and infrastructure to support the smooth flow of homecoming Lebaran in Semarang-Solo, Central Java on Friday (24/5). Furthermore, he said, in general, there are five crossings in Java that can be used by travelers, namely crossing the North Coast, Central crossing, South crossing, South Coast crossing, and the Trans Java toll road.

Based on data from the Directorate General of Highways, the percentage of national road stability in Java was 92.99 percent with the details of the Java Pantura along 1,341 Km (97 percent road stability), Central cross along 1,197 Km (97 percent road stability), South cross 888 Km (stability road 98 percent) and cross Pansela 1,405 Km (Road stability 83 percent).

Head of Semarang VII National Road Implementation Agency (BBPJN), Akhmad Cahyadi, added that in order not to disturb the flow of homecoming, all work on handling national roads in the Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region had been suspended from H-10 to H + 10.

"In certain critical places, the unfinished work such as road widening, bridge widening and others we prepare signs, especially at night, we give fluorescent lights, we put limits in the form of barriers," Cahyadi said.

Secretary General of Highways Bina Marga Soebagiono also explained the existence of the Sapta Taruna Alert Post which was established to anticipate emergency situations such as landslides and floods that could cause disruption of vehicle traffic during mudik. If travelers face the situation, they can contact the Bina Marga call center on 0812-8383-5757 to get immediate assistance.

Some locations prone to natural disasters in Central Java, according to Soebagiono include the borders of West Java and Central Java, especially in the south and also in Wonosobo. While Cahyadi said, the Command Post was filled by officers who were on standby for 24 hours equipped with heavy equipment and supporting materials.

In addition to getting information on road and bridge readiness in Central Java facing the flow of homecoming, members of the House of Representatives Commission V also had time to cross the Semarang-Solo toll road when they visited the Solo Racing Station. The head of the Kunker group Ibnu Munzir expressed his relief with the readiness of national roads and highways for the flow of homecoming this year. In addition to reviewing the Semarang-Solo toll road, members of the House of Representatives Commission V also checked the readiness of Akhmad Yani Airport and Tanjung Emas Port in Semarang and the Racing Station in Solo. (KompuBM)