Residents block damaged road in Bekasi

Residents block damaged road in Bekasi

JAKARTA: Residents of Jejalen subdistrict in north Tambun,
Bekasi regency, blocked the three-kilometer main road in the area
on Monday from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. to protest the condition of the
seriously damaged road.

They made their protest as developers of several housing
estates in the area had earlier ignored their demand to repair
the road.

The protesters put tree logs, big stones, fences and other
things which blocked cars and even motorcycles from passing the
on the road. A number of police officers were seen standing guard
to prevent any unexpected incidents.

The residents finally removed the blockades after
representatives of the developers, who met them in the district
office, agreed to fix the damaged road.

"We give the developers three days to start fixing the road,
or we will block it again," said D. Rimbang, a representative of
the village.

In August, the developers promised to allocate Rp 483 million
to fix the road.--Antara