DKI plan to add a bridge to open and close for easy cleaning

Jakarta – Jakarta now has an open bridge (baskule). The plan, the Jakarta provincial government, will add a Baskule Bridge to clean the river. As is well known, the Baskule Bridge was originally proposed by the DKI deputy -governor (Deputy Governor) Rano Karno. He hopes that the bridge will facilitate the process of normalizing rivers in the capital. Browse to continue the content, Rano said that one of the obstacles to the river is the bagger in Jakarta is the trouble of entering heavy equipment entering the location. He said one of the obstacles is a permanent bridge. “I ask yes (made an open bridge). Because the technical problems are there,” Rano said in Jakarta City Hall on Monday (11/8/2025). The first Bascule Bridge proposal to Rano was realized. The first Bascule bridge was built by the South Jakarta city government. The Bascule Bridge is located on Jalan Gandaria, Kebayoran Baru. The name is bridge between towns (Jak) Gandaria. AFP -Monitoring on the spot on Saturday (8/16/2025), Jak Gandaria connects Jalan Gandaria I, RT.001/RW. Keramat Pela, Kebayoran Baru to Jalan Mulia 1, Rt. 001/RW. 005, Kebayoran Lama Utara. The bridge was built at 9 meters with a width of 1.5 meters. Residents of South Jakarta now have a unique bridge that attracts attention. Inter-village Bridge (Jak) adopts Gandaria or Jak Adopped Mulia, who is in the Kebayoran Baru-Kebayoran Lama area, has an open-linked system like the Intan City Bridge in the old city area. (Photo: Ari Saputra) This bridge has a handrail of as high as about one meter painted with white blue color. The foot used a number of iron plates painted. While the handrail of silver is neatly installed without painted. It can only be crossed by the bridge motorcycle can only be crossed with a motorcycle by leaving a small space on either side. At both ends of the bridge there is a lever that can be rotated so that the bridge can be lifted. Later, the bridge will only be appointed in the process of dropping or cleaning the river. The rest is also locked up so that it is not careless, people can play the bridge and disrupt the mobility of residents. “Yes, it is so locked that it is not played by people. He opens if you want to clap, “said a resident named Wati, 35, when he was met on the spot. When Detikcom tried to walk on it, it felt a little shake because there was no support under the bridge. The legislature praises the construction of the Bascule Bridge member of the Commission D DKI Jakarta DPRD Ali Lubis praised the idea of the construction of the Gandaria Bridge Inter-Village (Jak) in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, which works with an open-basic meganism. He thought that the Bascule bridge could be an example for development in other regions. “I think the bridge is moving to open and now access or baskule is a very good idea or breakthrough of the Jakarta provincial government in this case the South Jakarta city government, and it is very positive and must be supported because it is very beneficial to the community around the bridge,” Ali told reporters on Monday (8/18). “In addition, this bridge is the first to be built (in Jakarta), which means it can become a pilot project or pilot for other regions,” he added. He said the Bascule bridge is beneficial for the community to facilitate access to the performance of daily activities. In addition, he said, the open fashion bridge can make it easier to perform the process of normalization or bagger rivers. “At present, there are also many areas in Jakarta between rivers, so there is a need for a bridge. And I encourage the Jakarta provincial government to increase the construction of the Bascule model bridge in other Jakarta areas with rivers,” he said. However, Ali advised that the Jakarta provincial government could not just build a bridge. He reminded that the treatment should not be excluded, so that the Baskule Bridge cannot be easily damaged. “The maintenance of the bridge itself is very important so that it is not easily damaged and related to the lighting facility should not forget like the street lights, so that they are not dark at night and make a sense of comfort and safe for residents passing,” he added. The Bascule bridge will be added by the latest, DKI Jakarta -Governor Pramono Anung, said the DKI Jakarta provincial government will add a Baskule Bridge such as the Gandaria Bridge Inter -Village (Jak). According to him, the bridge model facilitates access to heavy equipment entering rivers or in a densely populated area. “The first for the bridge in Gandaria, coincidentally before the construction began, it consulted with us and indeed in Jakarta we will make bridges,” Pramono said Wednesday (8/20) in Jakarta City Hall, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan. The Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung (Young/Detikcom) Pramono said the bridge that could be opened and closed would make it easier for heavy equipment to get into a narrow river to drunk mud and garbage. He believes it will facilitate flood prevention. “Why is it made? So that the small spade can penetrate the densely populated rivers. So, the bagger work now performed in Tanah Abang, and thus also in Gandaria, will multiply it,” he said. (RDP/RDP)