In the early hours of Tuesday, July 14, 2026, a major infrastructure incident occurred when a heavy-equipment transport truck crashed into the pedestrian overpass on Kapten Tendean Street in Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta. The accident caused extensive structural damage, resulting in the complete demolition of the overpass.
At approximately 1:30 AM Western Indonesia Time (WIB), a tow/trailer truck transporting heavy equipment (specifically, a crane or pile driver) struck the pedestrian overpass because its load exceeded the height limit. The impact was severe – one support pillar was dislodged from the ground, and the bridge stairs were separated from the main structure. The overpass became unstable and was temporarily held in place by the truck’s body, which then became stuck beneath it.
Fortunately, there were no fatalities reported in this incident.
The emergency response swiftly began at around 7:00 AM WIB. The DKI Jakarta Highway Agency (Dinas Bina Marga), in collaboration with the Transportation Agency (Dinas Perhubungan) and the police, implemented the initial safety measures to guarantee the safety of both the public and workers who would be working on the unstable steel structure.
At around 9:00 AM WIB, a much more complex engineering strategy was agreed upon and put into place by the agencies to ensure road user safety during the evacuation process. First, the workers secured support ropes on both sides of the damaged overpass. Once it was considered safe, the truck was safely removed, and finally the pedestrian overpass was disassembled section-by-section to avoid the further damage.
At roughly 5:11 PM WIB, the removal of the girder on the lane heading from Blok M toward Pancoran was completed. The section of the road was reopened to the public. The work continued on the southern side of the bridge and the stairs. At exactly 9:45 PM WIB, both directions of Kapten Tadean Street had been fully reopened, and traffic returned to normal as all hazardous obstacles were removed. However, throughout the night, the reinstallment of the road median and dismantlement of overpass columns continued to take place. By early Wednesday, July 15, 2026, the site was announced to be completely safe.
The DKI Jakarta Public Works Agency determined that the pedestrian overpass was severely damaged and beyond repair. Therefore, a decision was made to completely demolish the structure. The estimated material losses from the damage to this public facility ranged from anything between Rp5 billion to Rp6 billion (USD 330,000).
The Jakarta Provincial Government prepared measures to restore safe pedestrian crossing facilities for the public. Jakarta Governor, Pramono Anung, emphasised that they were working on various funding schemes so that the reconstruction of the pedestrian overpass can be done quickly. This initiative suggested the active commitment towards ensuring both the safety and comfort of pedestrians, in consideration that Kapten Tadean Street is one of the corridors with the highest pedestrian traffic.
Regarding the liability for the damaged overpass, Dinas Bina Marga fully supported the process and left enforcement to authorities. On the other hand, the Dinas Bina Marga reminds all drivers (especially those equipped with oversized or heavy loads) to strictly follow vehicle dimension and height regulations and heed traffic signs, stressing that compliance is vital for road user safety and infrastructure protection.
Dinas Perhubungan DKI Jakarta, together with other relevant agencies, conducted a complete traffic geometry study and installed a pelican crossing complete with traffic lights and traffic controllers around the site of the former pedestrian overpass. “Our officers are also stationed at the site to help drivers adjust to the new pelican crossing,” Mr Bernad Octavianus Pasaribu, Head of the South Jakarta Transportation Sub-Department, explained.
This at-grade crossing is temporarily used as the pedestrian route while a permanent pedestrian overpass is being reconstructed.
Written by Aisyah Al Hafidz Bestrian
Data by Rabbiya Khansa Nailul F.
Layout by Talitha Halimah Sadira