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Govt called on to repair damaged roads for Idul Fitri travelers
NU Online · Sabtu, 28 Agustus 2010 | 22:34 WIB
Jakarta, NU Online
A legislator has called on the government to repair damaged roads in order to provide travelers with good transportation services in the runup to the post-fasting month festivities.
"A lot of road sections in different parts of the country while the number of Idul Fitri travelers using public transportation this year is expected to increase by 6.35 percent to about 15.5 million," Abdul Hakim of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission V for transportation affairs, said here over the weekend. />
He predicted that the traffic flow of this year`s Idul Fitri travelers could not be well organized because most of road sections were damaged.
"This is because the number of this year`s travelers for land transportation alone is expected to reach 15.5 million, or an increase of 6.35 percent from that in 2009," he added.
Bad road infrastructures have caused frequent traffic accidents. So, Hakim called on the Ministry of Public Works to repair soon damaged roads so that travelers would be provided relatively better services.
He said that road infrastructures in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi at present are in bad conditions. The damages happened to national, provincial and district roads. In a number of damaged sections, repair is being done but still it is hampered with bad weather. The same is also true to the train services which are expected to experience slight disturbance.
The railways near Lapindo in East Java could experience floods when rain falls due to disturbance of mudflow.
He said that there was no reason for the central and regional governments not to repair damaged roads. This matter has been stipulated in Law No. 22 / 2009 on Traffic and Transportation.
During the Idul Fitri holiday season last year, the number of home-bound travelers reached about 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million used various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million used private cars and motorcycles. (dar)
A legislator has called on the government to repair damaged roads in order to provide travelers with good transportation services in the runup to the post-fasting month festivities.
"A lot of road sections in different parts of the country while the number of Idul Fitri travelers using public transportation this year is expected to increase by 6.35 percent to about 15.5 million," Abdul Hakim of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission V for transportation affairs, said here over the weekend.
He predicted that the traffic flow of this year`s Idul Fitri travelers could not be well organized because most of road sections were damaged.
"This is because the number of this year`s travelers for land transportation alone is expected to reach 15.5 million, or an increase of 6.35 percent from that in 2009," he added.
Bad road infrastructures have caused frequent traffic accidents. So, Hakim called on the Ministry of Public Works to repair soon damaged roads so that travelers would be provided relatively better services.
He said that road infrastructures in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi at present are in bad conditions. The damages happened to national, provincial and district roads. In a number of damaged sections, repair is being done but still it is hampered with bad weather. The same is also true to the train services which are expected to experience slight disturbance.
The railways near Lapindo in East Java could experience floods when rain falls due to disturbance of mudflow.
He said that there was no reason for the central and regional governments not to repair damaged roads. This matter has been stipulated in Law No. 22 / 2009 on Traffic and Transportation.
During the Idul Fitri holiday season last year, the number of home-bound travelers reached about 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million used various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million used private cars and motorcycles. (dar)
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