Ahead Of MotoGP, The Government Speeds Up Infrastructure Supporting The Mandalika Circuit

MATARAM – West Nusa Tenggara Regional Secretary (Sekda) HL Gita Ariadi said the improvement of supporting infrastructure both inside and outside the Mandalika Circuit continued to be accelerated before the MotoGP event was held on March 18-20 2022. through the Ministry of PUPR. We believe it will be completed before MotoGP," he was quoted as saying by Antara in Mataram, Sunday, January 23. According to him, one of the concerns related to infrastructure is the construction of the 5.3 km Kuta Road in Central Lombok Regency to Keruak in East Lombok Regency. "For this road section, the PUPR Ministry has guaranteed that everything will be completed but on time and ready to be used," he said. Meanwhile, Head of the NTB PUPR Service, Ridwan Syah said that during President Jokowi's visit on January 13-14, he had also seen firsthand the progress of structuring the toll road corridor. Kuta-Keruak road along 5.3 Km. Moreover, along the road, there are hundreds of residents' houses which will also be arranged so that they look neat, not looking shabby. "Therefore, apart from roads, people's houses are also arranged, including canals and gardens. All the costs of these projects will be financed by the Ministry. PUPR," he explained.

In addition to the Kuta-Keruak road, he continued, a road arrangement from the Sunggu roundabout to Kuta or right in front of the Mandalika Circuit with a length of 1.4 km with a budget of Rp140 billion was also carried out. The total is the same as the arrangement of the house, which is around Rp. 200 billion," he said. Ridwan also explained that Presidential Decree No. 16/2021 has been issued to accelerate the project in Mandalika. There will be direct appointments or in other words no project auctions even though the value is very large, because of its special nature. The Presidential Decree serves as the basis for the PUPR Ministry to work on the project. "Work on the project has already started. Yesterday I went there and it started. Why prioritize 1.4 km first, of course it's good, because there should be no traffic jams, no slums, and there should be no puddles," he explained. The NTB provincial government's obligation in this case is to acquire land owned by the community for around 30 acres on the Kuta-Keruak route through the 2022 Provincial Budget with a budget of around Rp. 7.5 to Rp. 8 billion. "Road widening in Kuta-Kruak carried out in stages by adding 4 lanes equipped with road medians and their arrangements. It is targeted that by March 2022 it will be completed, at least along the 1.4 km which is the priority," he continued. lights, signs, markers and others have been budgeted for the 5.3 km road segment in Kuta-Keruak. While outside, there are five roads that are continuously being sought to synergize with the Ministry. "Because our guests are not only staying at Mandalika, but some are in Senggigi, so we ask for lighting and street lights," continued Ridwan. For bypass roads including the 3 roundabouts, the Nurul Bilad, Bizam and Sunggu roundabouts have already started, including houses with a total budget of around Rp. 89 billion.