10-kilometer Soft Soil Found along Jakarta-Tangerang Toll Road
19 October 2018 23:16 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Tangerang - Tangerang-Merak toll road management Marga Mandala Sakti has raised alertness over soft soil along the road. Earlier, a 50-kilometer crack was found in KM 38 in Balaraja area on the side heading to Jakarta.
Alertness was prompted since a total of 10 kilometers out of the 72.45-kilometer stretch is located on soft soil. "Yes there are 10 kilometers of soft soil along the 72-kilometer toll road," said Marga Mandala Sakti spokesperson Indah Permanasari, contacted by Tempo, Thursday, June 6.
"It’s being examined by geophysyscists to determine the correlation whether soft soil has anything to do with the cracked road," said Indah.
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