Temporary Suspected Cause of Bocimi Toll Road Landslide Even Though It Has Not Been Inaugurated for a Year

"Not Yet a Year After Its Inauguration, Bocimi Toll Road Collapsed Allegedly Due to Water Erosion"

Dream - Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi Toll Road Manager (Bocimi Toll Road), PT Waskita Toll Road (WTR), revealed the alleged trigger of landslides on KM 64 road. The landslide is suspected to have occurred due to heavy rain that eroded the soil. "The landslide is suspected to have occurred due to water erosion caused by heavy rainfall in the vicinity," said Corporate Secretary of PT Waskita Toll Road, Alex Siwu, in his statement, Thursday, April 4, 2024, as quoted from Liputan6.com.

"Alex explained that PT Waskita Karya and PT Waskita Toll Road are currently conducting a site survey to ensure handling and assess the overall condition of the Bocimi toll road section. "Currently, PT Trans Jabar Tol, as the owner of the Bocimi toll road concession, is securing the incident site and redirecting traffic around the incident location," he said."

Temporary Suspected Cause of Bocimi Toll Road Landslide Even Though It Has Not Been Inaugurated for a Year

Vehicles from Ciawi towards Parungkuda are diverted to exit at Cigombong. Meanwhile, access from Parungkuda towards Ciawi is temporarily closed to avoid potential additional landslides.

"Previously, the Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi Toll Road (Bocimi) at KM 64 from Jakarta to Sukabumi experienced a landslide. The incident caused a car to plunge into a ravine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 night. 'From the police officers who were at the landslide location, it is true that there was 1 car that fell into a hole, specifically a Xenia vehicle, and it is still being handled,' said the Head of Public Relations of the West Java Regional Police, Commissioner Pol Jules Abraham Abast."

Jules explained that there were no casualties in the incident of the toll road landslide. The estimated losses were only in the form of material damage to Xenia cars and toll road facilities. "According to police officers, there were no casualties," he said.

"Meanwhile, the Head of Traffic Directorate of West Java Regional Police, AKBP Edwin Afandi, ensures that the Bocimi route will be temporarily closed until an unspecified time. This means that there is a possibility that the route cannot be passed by travelers. 'Initially, Bocimi was operational for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, but due to this landslide, Bocimi's operation is temporarily closed while waiting for updates from the toll road company,' said Edwin."

"Not Even a Year Officially Opened"

As information, the Bocimi Toll Road section of Cigombong-Cibadak was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on August 4, 2023. After that, the section was opened to the public starting from August 7, 2023. The Cigombong-Cibadak section stretches for 11.9 kilometers and is operated by PT Waskita Toll Road (WTR) through its subsidiary entity, PT Trans Jabar Tol (TJT).

The operation of the Cigombong-Cibadak toll section is expected to provide ease of connectivity from Jakarta to Sukabumi and vice versa. The Jakarta-Sukabumi travel time, which previously took up to 5-6 hours, can now be reached within a period of 2.5 hours.

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