Just now the best we can do is to fill pot-holes with rocks to reduce danger of traffic accidents."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - At least Rp2.12 trillion would be needed for the repair of roads battered by heavy flooding and landslides all over the Indonesia.
The cost is for emergency repairs around Rp510.32 billion and permanent repairs around Rp1.517 trillion, highway construction director general Djoko Murjanto said here.
Djoko said the estimate was until Tuesday Jan. 28, therefore, the cost would likely be larger as floodings and threat of floodings are not yet over.
In fact a number of main streets in Jakarta and highways in the regions were still submerged by flood waters until last Wednesday, he said.
Repairs have yet to wait until the roads are dry or there are no more pools of water in the roads, Djoko said.
"Just now the best we can do is to fill pot-holes with rocks to reduce danger of traffic accidents," he said.
He said a lot of repairs are needed in Java along its northern coast highway and in Manado of North Sulawesi, the hardest hit by floodings and landslides so far this year in the country.
In the Manado-Tomohon highway there were 16 of 32 locations that need immediate repairs, Djoko said, adding an emergency fund of Rp45 billion would be needed.
Repairs are also needed for highways in South Sumatra, Bengkulu and Southeast Sulawesi.
Based on data at the Highway Construction Directorate General, there are at least 7,000 pot-holes along the northern coast highway of Java that require repair over a total length of 100 kilometers.
(Uu.H-ASG/B003)
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