Ministry of Public Works Handles Sicincin-Bukittinggi Province Road Connectivity, Installation of Emergency Bridge Targeted to be Completed in Early January

JAKARTA 22 December 2025 – The Ministry of Public Works (PU) through the West Sumatra National Road Implementation Center (BPJN) has worked to deal with broken conditions on the Sicincin–Simpang Balingka section of the provincial road in Malalak District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. This handling effort is a direct follow-up to the instructions of the Minister of Public Works, Dody Hanggodo, during a working visit to the disaster location.

Main focus
The current response is to accelerate the construction of an emergency bridge at KM 74+800
at the location of the Malalak Bridge which was completely cut off due to flash floods
Waves of the Malalak River.

Minister of Public Works,
Dody Hanggodo, emphasized that post-disaster connectivity recovery is
the government’s top priority. This is considering the road connectivity in the area
West Sumatra has a strategic role as a mobility hub
interregional.

“Ministry of Public Works
continue to strive to make this access functional again as quickly as possible. Road and
Bridges are the lifeblood of community movement and logistics distribution,”
said Minister Dody.

Use
accelerating the recovery process, the Ministry of Public Works together with Hutama Karya Infrastruktur
(HKI) and the local regional government have collaborated and mobilized
a number of heavy equipment to the affected locations. There were 8 units recorded digger1 unit loaderand 12 units garbage truck has been operating in the field. Besides
Meanwhile, there will be 7 additional units of heavy equipment currently on the way
to the location to strengthen emergency response.

Technically related
handling broken bridges, the Ministry of Public Works will build an emergency type bridge
Armco (palace garden). Bridge materials are in the process of being delivered
directly from Palembang, South Sumatra, and is scheduled to arrive at the location on
Monday (22/12/2025). The process of installing this emergency bridge is estimated
lasts for two weeks, and can be passed in early January 2026.
It is hoped that the emergency bridge can immediately restore basic access to the community
while waiting for permanent treatment.

“At the moment
Post-landslide handling is underway at KM 74+800 of the Sicincin–Malalak section.
This location is a bridge that was cut off due to flash floods and
It is targeted to be functional again within a maximum of two weeks
with the construction of the Armco emergency bridge,” explained Rio Andika, Construction Officer
Commitment (PPK) 1.2 BPJN West Sumatra.

Apart from the bridge
broken, the Sicincin–Malalak section also experienced serious damage due to landslides in
at least 8 dots. Landslide material has covered the road for approximately a length
more than 4 kilometers in the KM 78 to KM 82 segment. This condition causes access
from the direction of Bukittinggi it is cut off until KM 85, while from the direction of Malalak only
can be passed up to KM 78.

Temporary data
shows that floods and landslides have impacted 9 road points
province and 5 district road points in Agam Regency.

Road section
Sicincin–Bukittinggi through Malalak District, Agam Regency has a role
vital as an alternative route connecting Agam Regency and the City
Bukittinggi, and Padang City, apart from via the Padang-Bukittinggi National Road
via the Anai Valley section. The interruption of this route greatly affects the mobility of residents,
distribution of agricultural products, and local economic activities.

Malalak Route
known as the Bukittinggi bypass road which was opened in 2014 and became
one of the arteries of connectivity in West Sumatra. Central government steps
Dealing with the repair of this route received a positive response from the local community.

Zulfikar (45),
Residents of Nagari Malalak Selatan, welcomed the start of bridge construction
disconnected in the hope that access will be restored soon. “Since the road and
the bridge was broken, our activities were greatly disrupted. Now the heavy equipment is ready
enter. They said the emergency bridge was starting to be prepared, of course we were greatly helped
and hope that this road can be reopened soon,” he said.

Through
intensive handling carried out by BPJN West Sumatra, Ministry of Public Works
is committed to immediately restoring access to the Sicincin–Balingka intersection
sustainability of economic and social activities of the community.

Work program
This is part of “A Year of Working, Moving – Impacting”.
implementing ASTA CITA from President Prabowo Subianto.

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This article also appeared on VRITIMES