Trans Sulawesi di Jalur Majene Pulih Setelah Longsor
Trans Sulawesi Road in Majene Recovered after Landslide
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Intan Permata Sari
Majene (B2B) - Lalu lintas di jalur Trans Sulawesi kembali normal setelah sempat terhambat akibat tanah longsor di Desa Onang, Kecamatan Tubo Sendana, Kabupaten Majene, Sulawesi Barat.
Longsor yang terjadi Jumat (14/12) pukul 04.00 WITA itu sempat melumpuhkan lalu lintas jalur Trans Sulawesi selama sekitar 10 jam.
"Kondisi ini telah bisa diatasi setelah dua unit alat berat dikerahkan untuk menyingkirkan material longsor yang menutupi jalur trans Sulaweso," kata Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Sulbar, Idham Hasib, di Mamuju, Sabtu.
Menurutnya, longsor yang terjadi di Desa Onang ini terjadi setelah hujan mengguyur daerah itu selama sehari semalam.
"Beberapa titik sepanjang jalur trans Sulawesi ini rawan longsor. Makanya, pengendara jalan harus meningkatkan kewaspadaannya apabila melintas daerah ini dalam kondisi cuaca yang buruk," kata dia.
Idham menyampaikan, penanganan longsor ini cukup lambang karena pihak balai hanya mengerahkan satu unit alat berat.
Majene (B2B) - Traffic in Trans Sulawesi road returns to normal after previously getting stuck due to landslide in Onang village, Tubo Sendana sub district, Majene regency, West Sulawesi.
The landslide on Friday (14/12) at 4 AM cut off traffic for 10 hours.
“Luckily we could solve it by deploying two heavy equipments to get rid of soil covering the road,” said Head of West Sulawesi Public Works Agency, Idham Hasib, in Mamuju on Saturday.
He argued that the landslide occurred due to rain pouring down all day long.
“Some areas along the trans road are prone to landslide. Hence, drivers must watch out when passing the road in bad weather,” he said.
Idham stated that the recovery process would be quite slow because the agency only deployed a unit of heavy equipment.
