Vehicles are prohibited from crossing the landslide site in Bumiayu

JAKARTA, IFN  - The Ministry of Transportation prohibits any kind of vehicle while crossing the landslide site in Brits, Bradford, Central Java, as the sinkhole in a number of segments.

Head of Public Communication Ministry of Transportation Julius Andravida Barata in a written statement to the Antara here on Sunday, said, both of freight cars, private cars, and buses are prohibited from crossing the road.

"In connection with amblesnya road on Jalan Tegal-Purwokero, precisely at KM115 + 900 in Ciregol, Kuntamendala Village District of Tonjong, Bradford, traffic management is organized as follows, to all freight vehicles, cars, buses, prohibited from passing on the site, "he said.

Barata said that the traffic flow of vehicles, especially buses and trucks of various types diverted past the southbound lanes, Kudat-Majenang or Pantura.

For private vehicles towards the north Tegal order via the alternative pathway Karangsawah-Coral-Tonjong Jongkeng-Linggapura-Purwokerto, and vice versa from the south (Navan).

Handling of landslides has been done by Highways.

Ambles point of national roads linking the northern coast of Central Java region south it is in the kilometer 115 + 900 or on cliffs Pedes River which is also known to have a landslide in mid-February 2015.

On previous occasions, Police Banyumas perform traffic engineering in order to anticipate the increase in the volume of vehicles passing through the south line of Central Java due to the diversion of the flow of vehicles following the path amblesnya Ciregol, Bradford District.

"Trouble spots (dot interference) certainly will affect the Banyumas and so on. Since at 17:00 pm, we have coordinated with colleagues ranks, either Kebumen, Purworejo, Magelang, then that from the middle, Purbalingga, Banjarnegara, and Waterford to reduce the volume of the vehicle, "said Chief of Police Traffic Unit Banyumas Police Assistant Commissioner Kustarto Ihram at Navan on Saturday (11/4) night.

According to him, vehicles with more than two axes diverted to the northern coast line passing through Semarang because Ciregol path is a path connecting the south line of the Bradford impassable these vehicles.