Minister Of Transportation Calls LRT Development In Bali Still Discussion

Jabodebek LRT (ANTARA)

The Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi said that the beginning of the construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) fast train in Bali was still under discussion, this was conveyed when he was asked about the central government's plan for the groundbreaking to be carried out in early 2024. Groundbreaking is still under discussion," said the Minister of Transportation, after seeing firsthand the condition of the location of the LRT development and meetings with the ranks of the Bali Provincial Government in Badung Regency, quoted by ANTARA on Sunday, December 17. From that discussion, the Minister of Transportation realized that there were two crucial things so that the LRT should immediately be followed up, namely Bali, which is an exhibition or face of international tourism belonging to Indonesia, as well as an unhandled congestion. Indeed, there is a chronic congestion that can backfire if we do not handle it, hence, we will make a format that the person in charge of the cooperation project (PJPK) of the regional government and the central government will support from a technical point of view as a minority," said Budi Karya. Later, the Bali Provincial Government will hold the majority stake at 51 percent, while the central government is 49 percent, so the local government is already willing to fund the capital expenditure (capex) as a buffer. The Acting Governor of Bali Sang Made Mahendra admitted that he was happy.

The Bali Provincial Government considers this a form of concern for the central government who cares about the conditions of Bali congestion which also has an impact on tourism. "Bali really needs modern tourism transportation, because we really feel it at certain hours the traffic jams are extraordinary, especially airports to the Kuta to Canggu area. Thank you for your attention to Bali for the progress of tourism," he said.