Minister Of PUPR Instructs Optimizing Reforestation In Mandalika Circuit Area

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono has instructed that reforestation in the road corridors of the Mandalika Circuit, West Nusa Tenggara, be maintained and optimized, especially on median roads and hills around the road.

Basuki hopes that with the construction of the Mandalika access road and the four-lane Kuta Kruak section, the face of the Mandalika Circuit area will completely change.

"Increase the watering of trees around the road at least 2 times a day, in the morning and evening. The use of fertilizers is also added so that the trees thrive," said Basuki as quoted by Antara, Monday, June 27.

The Ministry of PUPR has arranged the Lombok International Airport (BIL)-Mandalika Bypass Road along a length of 17.3 kilometers, including planting grass and bougenvile trees, tabebuya, ketapang Kencana, and pule in the median of the road, reforestation in the slow lane through landfills, and greening of hills along the road. BIL-Mandalika Bypass Road.

The Kuta-Keruak Road was also widened to 5.3 km by adding the currently available four lanes, constructing a concrete drainage channel on the outer edge of the road, and improving the vertical and horizontal alignment of the existing road.

In addition, the Ministry of PUPR has also arranged the corridors of the Mandalika area, namely the arrangement of the BIL Roundabout, Sunggu Roundabout, Sunggu Parking Plaza, Triputri Roundabout, and segment II Jalan Kuta-Keruak which consists of gates and circuit artwork, circuit landmark zones, Pertamina landmark zones, landmark zones. main event, and Lombok landmark zone.