Semanggi in Porong

Changing the face of disaster. That's what happens in the region around the location of Lapindo mud disaster in Sidoarjo, East Java. Luberan hot mud that lasted exactly three years later on May 26 was to disappear as the area 700 hectares.

Not only menggerus land, mud, the weight of thousands of tons and growing decline in the land (Land subsidence) on a wide radius. The geologist to predict, even bursts stopped, will land with a curvature radius of about 1.5 kilometers. With the radius of the automatic three existing network infrastructure, that is, the toll road, national roads (arterial, Surabaya-Malang-Pasuruan and Surabaya), and the railway line will be submerged.

At this time that does not work since the beginning of the disaster-on the exactly 22 November 2006 - is a toll road kilometer Surabaya-Gempol 37 to 40. Sekujur toll segment of about 2.5 km length has been lost swallowed mud. In fact, vehicles that travel on the path to reach 39 thousand units per day.

Dissolution due to toll road, the road-national Sidoarjo Gempol extraordinary experience congestion because padatnya vehicle pass. Predicted, arterial road is not long survive as already can not afford to bear the burden of more vehicles and goods that pass on it.

Because beriringan with arterial roads, the condition of railway line is also not better. Several times cushion elevated rail train, but it is only temporary solutions. For some time the water seepage from the steep mud path back south of the train.

Therefore, the mobility of people and goods from Surabaya East Java to the east and south through Porong have to move.

Kapokja the relocation of infrastructure Penanggulangan Lumpur Sidoarjo (BPLS) Sumino, said efforts to connect "intravenously" East Java have been done. In fact, the relocation of roads and arterial roads Porong toll of 12 starts since July 2008 and completed in 2010 targeted. At the beginning of the project defined, BPLS compulsory relocation merampungkan arterial Porong with 7.1 km long and consists of two lines with the width of each side 10 meters. Meanwhile, development along the toll road for 10.1 km done PT Jasa Marga. BPLS help the exemption of land. Toll road that is in the middle of the lane arterial Porong.

This newspaper's visibility in the field yesterday (7 / 5), the bridge starts from the Village Carat, Gempol District, Pasuruan Regency, in the southern Kali Porong already connect with the north in the village Kali Porong Kebonagung, District Porong, Sidoarjo regency. Distance toll bridge with a new arterial bridge of Kali Porong about 2-3 km west.

Development that started on Monday (4 / 5) is a village in the arterial Wunut, District Porong, Sidoarjo. The location near the toll road Tanggulangin km 35.885. Currently, more Sumino, are made of the road district and protection of iron pipe. "The goal of roads and pipes is not damaged when the truck carrying the material into the location of the road," said Sumino.

After the strengthening of the road, will be built detour (road adjuvant) for access to trucks carrying the material. The location along the edge in the toll road. "All is done to facilitate the start of development," he explained.

From the concept presented BPLS roads, arterial roads and the new toll will be made of the highest quality. Arterial road to turn right (if the direction of Surabaya) starting point of the track the train cross the arterial road in the old village Kalitengah, Tanggulangin District (see map in halanan 16, Red). Winding arterial that will meet the new road toll in the Surabaya-Gempol km 35.885 located at Village Ketapang and train new rail lines built from Keluarahan Sidokare, Kecamatan Sidoarjo.

In one road, from km 35.885 to toll exit in the Village of Carat, Gempol, there are two arterial routes, the toll segment, and one train line. Along the segment that will be built some exit, including to the center of the bag and suitcase in the Village Kedensari, Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo. "From our illustration of a combination of exit routes that can be shaped like