Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Head of the Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) Agency Suprapti Tri Astuti has instructed secretary and technical team to deploy heavy equipment and operator to handle a collapsed bridge in Sungai Taib Village, Pulau Laut Utara Sub-district.
"We receiped the information from the community that the bridge was collapsed and cannot be passed (so we) immediately handle it," said Astuti in Kotabaru, Friday.
Even though the bridge is on the national road, Astuti said, the agency decided to repair it with temporary treatment using seven precast 1x1 holes.
She estimated that the bridge, which is one of the main access to the capital district of Kotabaru, collapsed due to its porous condition, especialy at the bottom.
"We are helping the South Kalimantan Provincial Road Center for handling because it is urgent," she said.
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Astuti informed that currently the main access road (the bridge) can be passed by two wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles, so that community activities returned to normal.
Meanwhile, one of Banjarmasin-Kotabaru public transport chauffeurs, Winardi, expressed his appreciation for the performance of PUPR that have handled the bridge until vehicles can cross the route.
"Yesterday we took a detour through an alley and the road was damaged and far away, Alhamdulillah (Thank God) it's smooth now," he said.
The bridge, which is on border of Semayap Village and Sungai Taib Village collapsed on Wednesday around 17.00 Wita. This bridge is is one of the main access from outside Kotabaru and vice versa.
The building of the bridge is estimated to be 20 years old with a porous condition due to sea water.
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