Bandung - West Java Railways Engineering Center and the Bandung Regency Department of Transportation monitored level crossings along the railway line from Cicalengka Station - Nagreg Station - Lebakjero Station.

Monitoring activities are carried out by walking along the railroad tracks while re-measuring official level crossings and also recording illegal level crossings, Tuesday (19/07/2022)

Head of the Transportation Division, Iis Ratna, said, "This is a good step to take. The main goal is the safety of the people of Bandung Regency. The recalculation of the radius and road geometry at official level crossings and data collection for illegal level crossings was first carried out by the Bandung Regency Department of Transportation together with the Railway Engineering Center and PT. KAI.

Iis added, "this is a very good move. We will continue to develop railway services in Bandung Regency. This data collection will be jointly evaluated in the future to determine whether this illegal level crossing will be closed or if we can even improve it to become an official or licensed level crossing. Of course, taking into account multiple aspects, including proximity to other official channels.

Meanwhile, Fitri Antara, Head of the Traffic, Facilities and Safety Section of BTP JABAR, explained that "This activity is part of the main duties and functions of the Technical Center, and according to Ministerial Regulation 94 year 2018, the supervisory authority is in Bandung and Garut Regencies.

The results of this monitoring will be included in the Monitoring and Evaluation Center database. Then we will submit it to the Regional Government of the Regency/City area on the route that the train passes, to be monitored by the Regional Government, and periodically reconcile the data on the condition of level crossings and whether there are new crossings. , already closed, upgraded or built Overpass/Underpass, explained Fitri.