People protest over road damage

People protest over road damage

TANGERANG: Hundreds of angry residents and public minivan
drivers protested on Friday over the long neglected potholes
along the road connecting Kosambi and Teluk Naga districts in the
northern part of Tangerang regency.

They parked vehicles and formed human barrier, causing chaotic
traffic congestion.

"Almost all main roads in the northern part of the regency are
seriously damaged. There are many large potholes everywhere,"
Mamat Cahyadi, one of the protesters told The Jakarta Post.

The road-block protest would continue until the administration
promised to repair it, according to Mamat, adding that residents
would also refuse to pay taxes.

Dozens of police officers sent from the Teluk Naga Police
station tried several different methods disburse the crowd, but
to no avail.

Tangerang Public Works Agency head Hermansyah said the
administration had allocated Rp 60 billion from this year's
budget for the maintenance of a total of 420 kilometers of roads.
-- JP