ROGOJAMPI – Bridge in Gepuro Hamlet, Watukebo Village, Rogojampi Kecamatan District, crashed last Monday night (1/2). The cause, The pillars supporting the bridge collapsed due to being eroded by a large river current. Because it collapsed, The route that connects Krajan Hamlet with Gepuro Hamlet in Watukebo Village is completely closed because it cannot be passed.
Meanwhile, residents in the two hamlets must go through Krasak Hamlet, Kaotan Village, Rogojampi Kecamatan District, with a distance of about seven kilometers. The bridge in Gepuro Hamlet collapsed at around 21.30. The first person to know was Hariyanto, 42, whose house is around the bridge.
"I heard a loud roar. The glass of the house is shaking,"explained Hariyanto. Curious about that roar, Hariyanto immediately left the house. At that time he saw the bridge near his house had collapsed. The pillars of the bridge have collapsed into the middle of the river.
"I am on break, shocked to hear a rumbling sound like a bomb,He said. Residents who heard the roar was not only Hariyanto. Other Citizens, like Mishad and Sodik, those who are already sleeping wake up immediately. “Because it's dangerous, The bridge was immediately closed by residents," he said.
Because the bridge collapsed, Gepuro Hamlet residents who want to go to the Watukebo Village office now have to pass through Krasak Hamlet, Kaotan Village, with a distance of about seven kilometers. "Usually it's only three minutes to the village office, now it takes about ten minutes," he explained.
According to Hariyanto, in the year 2012 the bridge once collapsed. Next, fixed by the Public Works Department of Highways, Cipta Karya, and Layout Banyuwangi. “The construction of the building is without iron and concrete," he said. (radar)
