BBPJN continues rehabilitation of Blora-Cepu National Road

Blora (ANTARA) - The Central Java-Yogyakarta National Road Implementation Centre (BBPJN) has resumed rehabilitation of the Blora-Cepu National Road in Central Java, targeting the Jenderal Sudirman Street section as part of efforts to improve infrastructure quality and ensure road user safety.

“Road repair work was temporarily halted during the 2026 Eid holiday period. The current work is a continuation of the project carried out before Eid,” said the Authorised Committing Officer (PPK) 3.6 of BBPJN Central Java-DIY, Arif Agus Setyawan, in Blora on Friday.

He stated that this work completes the handling that was paused before Eid, covering about 300 metres. It forms part of the national road preservation package with a contract period until December 2026, so implementation is carried out in stages throughout the year.

According to him, the preservation package not only covers improvements to the road surface quality but also repairs to supporting infrastructure such as culverts, including in the Jiken sub-district area which was previously affected by flooding.

“These efforts are aimed at improving the drainage system while strengthening the road’s resilience to extreme weather,” he said.

This continuation of the rehabilitation work began on 8 April 2026. By the third day of implementation, progress had reached about 60 per cent.

Arif added that road handling is carried out on a spot basis or longitudinally, adjusted to the damage conditions in the field. The method used is patching with hot asphalt mix (hotmix) from an Asphalt Mixing Plant (AMP) with added additives to enhance the pavement’s durability.

Previously, ahead of the Eid homecoming traffic, the government had also carried out rehabilitation on two national road sections in Blora Regency through single-layer asphalt overlay or asphalt concrete wearing course (AC-WC).

Ahmad Yani Street was repaired along about 1.3 kilometres with a work value of around Rp2 billion, while Jenderal Sudirman Street was repaired along about 0.5 kilometres with a value of around Rp1 billion.

These repairs were carried out in response to road damage due to extreme weather and high rainfall that triggered the appearance of potholes at several points on the road.

Some potholes even had depths of up to about 7 centimetres with diameters reaching about 50 centimetres, posing a potential danger to road users, especially motorcyclists.