Cracked pipe a danger to passersby

Cracked pipe a danger to passersby

Four steel pillars reinforce the sides of an overhead road
viaduct (see picture above) built during the Dutch colonial
period on Jl. Raya Kedunghalang in Bogor.

Yayan Kusyana, an official from the Ciliwung-Cisadane regional
water resource management office, said on Wednesday the concrete
viaduct had been cracked after it was repeatedly struck by
passing container trucks taller than the 3.75 meter high pipe.

"The last straw that almost broke the viaduct was when a
container truck from Jakarta heading to Bogor hit part of it
and caused severe damage," he said. There was a 15 centimeter in
one section, he said.

Carrying an 80-ton load, the concrete structure could collapse
onto motorists or pedestrians at any time, he said.

The office had placed notice boards on the viaduct to alert
passersby of the threat, he said.

To prevent more collisions, the Bogor administration planned
to install signs warning drivers of the low structure.

The viaduct channels water from Bantarjati dam to other areas
across Bogor. -- Theresia Sufa