Road collapse causes traffic congestion on UI access route

Severe traffic congestion occurred from morning until evening along Lenteng Agung Road towards the UI Access Road in Depok after a road collapse in Srengseng Sawah on Friday, 29 May 2026. The collapse created a gaping hole, forcing authorities to close one lane, causing both four-wheeled and two-wheeled vehicles to queue to pass through.

The road had collapsed on Thursday night, 28 May 2026, with a depth of approximately 3 metres and length of 4 metres. Online taxi driver Syawaludin Fitrah said the traffic jam stretched to Tanjung Barat in South Jakarta. “Traffic congestion began at the Tanjung Barat flyover from early morning and was severe,” he said.

Harno, a resident of RT 09 RW 02 in Srengseng Sawah village, stated that the road had been repaired earlier that Thursday morning. “It was repaved in the morning, looked neat and passable, but after sunset, the road suddenly collapsed again,” he said on site.

According to Harno, the damage this time had spread to the left lane, causing severe evening traffic as only one of the previous three lanes was usable. “The hole is large; underneath is a drainage channel,” he explained.

He added that a motorcycle had fallen into the hole due to the collapse. Fire and Rescue Department officials attended the scene to evacuate the rider and the vehicle. “The rider was unharmed, and residents spontaneously placed bamboo barriers as warning signs,” he said.

Jakarta Water Resources Agency officials had been on site since morning to address the collapse. They filled the hole with river stones and soil before covering it with steel plates to ease the severe traffic. “By 3pm, it was passable but vehicles had to proceed slowly as it was only covered with steel plates,” Harno said.

The gaping hole had been filled with river stones and soil before being covered with steel plates, allowing road users to pass but requiring vehicles to drive slowly.