The process to get rid of landslide material closing the Puncak way will take the next two days so that the track will be closed for two days. This was revealed by Chief of Cianjur, West Java, Chief Agustri Heriyanto.

the Puncak way

The process to get rid of landslide material closing the Puncak way, Bogor will take the next two days so that the track will be closed for two days. This was revealed by Chief of Cianjur, West Java, Chief Agustri Heriyanto.



During the process, it will impose closure of the two-way flow of vehicles, Bogor and Cianjur, so that road users in both directions are directed to take an alternative path-Jonggol Sukabumi.

"We will try as soon as this path may be passed back though one lane. However, get rid of the landslide material is expected to take as long as two days," he said, in Cianjur, Wednesday (01/09/2013).

He urged road users who will use the peak point in order Cipanas, Cianjur, Bandung, and so to use alternative routes Sukabumi-Jonggol or Peak II.

"Currently, up to two days ahead, we will conduct the closing at some point because the lane will be closed for vehicles peak during the process to get rid of landslide material progress," he said.

Previously reported, the track Peak Highway, exactly in line Cianjur towards Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday afternoon, disconnected. This is due to landslides that occurred in front of the Hotel Bukit Indah.

Until now, material landslide closes road 6 meters wide it still can not be ruled out. As a result, the line is not drivable vehicle even for a motorcycle.


Access roads leading Bogor-Puncak Cianjur temporarily impassable vehicle and traffic flow is interrupted, Wednesday (01/09/2013) afternoon to evening.

Pathway was interrupted by the collapse of the walls of a villa complex located in the hilly region.

"Actually, the avalanche is not dirt but the walls of the villa, named Villa Villas. Located in front of Hotel Bukit Indah," said Inspector Yayan Suharyana, KBO So Cianjur Police, when contacted Kompas.com, Wednesday (01/09/2013).

Described Yayan, avalanches occur on the walls of the villa along the 110 meter track. Material wall meets the road so that vehicles can not pass. The condition of the walls are still standing predicted unstable.

"That's why we closed the road in both directions. Scared, when vehicles pass, even the unstable wall collapsed," said Yayan.

He said the flow of traffic in both directions is now under control. All vehicles are about to traverse avalanche site has rotating direction.

Police officers waiting for the presence of Public Works (PU) to clear the path.

"We've had contact PU backhoe for help. Now another wait," said Yayan of landslide locations.