JAKARTA \u2014 Potholes on MT Haryono Road in Pancoran, South Jakarta have\nreappeared despite having been recently patched. The road damage\npreviously caused a single-vehicle accident during heavy rain in the\nearly hours of Sunday (8 March 2026).<\/p>\n
Observations at the location on Monday (9 March 2026) afternoon\nrevealed multiple potholes visible on the road surface again. The\npatching material, consisting of cold mix asphalt, was scattered around\nthe pothole sites.<\/p>\n
Amin (39), a street coffee vendor working near the location, said the\npotholes had only been repaired on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s already been patched, then the holes appear again. Yesterday it\nwas also just patched. It\u2019s already collapsed again. It was just patched\nyesterday afternoon,\u201d Amin said when met at the location on Monday.<\/p>\n
He assessed that the patching material used was not strong enough to\nwithstand vehicle loads, particularly in the fast lane on the right side\nof the road which is travelled daily by heavy vehicles.<\/p>\n
The potholes were covered using cold mix asphalt, which he said is\neasily eroded by rain and vehicle pressure.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut here they only patch it with material like what\u2019s in sacks, not\nhot mix asphalt. It\u2019s only patched when rain falls immediately it\ncrumbles. That kind is not strong. Once a truck runs over it like this\nit breaks again. It\u2019s the same thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Similar complaints were also made by a motorcyclist, Dedi (40). He\nsaid potholes on MT Haryono Road have actually appeared for about a\nyear.<\/p>\n
According to Dedi, the use of cold mix material is less effective for\nclosing potholes on roads with heavy traffic like in that area.<\/p>\n
Besides road conditions, visibility is also a problem for road users.\nDuring the day, potholes are often not visible when riders are behind\nother vehicles. Meanwhile, at night, poor lighting makes potholes even\nharder to see.<\/p>\n
Responding to the complaints, Rifki Rismal, Head of the South Jakarta\nBina Marga Sub-office, explained that the use of cold mix material is\ntemporary.<\/p>\n
According to Rifki, permanent repairs using hot mix asphalt cannot\nyet be carried out because weather conditions remain unstable.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo to secure the potholes which we fear could cause accidents to\nroad users, we cover them with cold mix first,\u201d Rifki explained to\nKompas.com.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Bina Marga officers continue to traverse various road\nsections to identify pothole sites requiring short-term and long-term\ntreatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause these are new potholes that occur due to weather factors,\nour team continues to work finding and covering potholes,\u201d said\nRifki.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/potholes-reappear-on-mt-haryono-road-despite-recent-repairs-patching-quality-questioned-1773060866", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }