Indonesia Halts Transport Construction After Injuries

• 3 March 2018
• Construction Focus
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The Indonesian government announced an immediate halt to work on public transportation construction sites on 20 February following a spate of serious injuries.

The halt was called after seven workers were injured on the site Bekasi-Cawang-Kampung Melayu toll road when a girder pole collapsed on them, leaving them in critical condition.

Last month four workers were killed and five injured when a girder launcher collapsed on a rail project in east Jakarta.
These were among 14 accidents on Indonesian public works sites in the past two years and Indonesia’s Construction Safety Commission will now evaluate all the suspended projects.

There has been an acceleration of public works projects prior to the 2018 Asian Games which will be hosted in Jakarta and Palembang.