Public Works and People's Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono :
Cipali Toll Road will set the quality standard

BARELY one month in operation, Indonesia's longest toll-road, the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali), West Java, has already claimed fatalities. In the first week since its launch on June 14, some 54 accidents were recorded to have happened throughout the length of the 116.75-kilometer road. The one on July 6, involved a Daihatsu Gran Max van carrying 11 passengers, which hit a cement mixer, at Km 178. Seven people died and four were seriously injured as a result.

Public attention turned on the Public Works Ministry, given that this Cipali highway will be used by millions of motorists going to their hometowns for the Lebaran holidays. Operational negligence and the existence of the Cipali Toll Road certification were questioned, as well as the availability of rest areas at specific points.

July 14, 2015