Collapsed bridges disrupt Java traffic

Collapsed bridges disrupt Java traffic

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Floods have knocked out two bridges in Brebes and Cilacap, disrupting traffic along both the northern and southern highways connecting the province with West Java.

Workers are laboring around the clock to fix the bridges in the run-up to the Idul Fitri holidays on March 3 and March 4.

Tens of thousands of vehicles are expected to follow those routes in the two weeks before and after the holidays.

Due to the collapse of the Brebes bridge, the road connecting Tegal and Cirebon is closed to traffic bound for West Java. Motorists are asked to take another road when traveling through that area.

The collapse of the Cilacap bridge has totally cut off traffic between Sidareja and Kawunganten and motorists are asked to take an alternative route. (wah)