Road in Front of Sering Sumbawa Regional Hospital, Prone to Flooding, Undergoing Rp 1 Billion Repair

The West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government (Pemprov NTB) has begun repairing the road section in front of Sering Regional Hospital in Sumbawa Regency, which frequently experiences flooding during the rainy season. The project, costing more than Rp 1 billion, aims to mitigate the issue of water accumulation in the area.

The Head of the West Nusa Tenggara Department of Public Works, Spatial Planning, and Settlement Area Management (PUPRPKP), Lalu Kusuma Wijaya, stated that the Provincial Government’s Infrastructure Rapid Response Team (TRC) has deployed personnel and heavy machinery to the site since Monday (27/0’7/2026). The work focuses on roadbed enhancement, re-asphalting, and repairing the drainage system.

Wijaya noted that physical work is currently underway, with heavy machinery beginning the spreading of the Aggregate Base Layer (LPA) as the initial stage of reconstruction. “It appears that the team began spreading the LPA last week. The work will progress and be followed by drainage repairs,” Wijaya said in a statement on Friday (31/7/2026).

Wijaya explained that the topography of the road in front of Sering Regional Hospital is bowl-shaped, making the area prone to flooding every rainy season. This condition impacts the asphalt construction, as stagnant water often blocks drainage flows, causing water to spread into the hospital grounds.

“There is a depression there, so there is a high potential for flooding every rainy season. God willing, this will at least reduce the flooding in that area. During the rainy season, it is dangerous. Water inside the hospital cannot drain out, causing the hospital itself to be flooded,” he explained.

Wijaya clarified that to resolve the issue at its root, the intervention is not limited to mere patching. The West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government is conducting a levelling process to raise the roadbed before applying new asphalt, interspersed with the revitalisation of surrounding water channels.

“Water seeps into the pores of the asphalt, causing the surface to peel easily and damage to spread. That is why the handling is being done comprehensively,” he added.

The targeted road section spans nearly two kilometres. Regarding funding, this emergency response project is utilising a regional budget of approximately Rp 1 billion.

“It is likely around Rp 1 billion or more, as the treatment for each section of the road varies,” he concluded.