The Quality Of The Mandalika Circuit Is Improved Again To Be Ready For MotoGP

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JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit or Mandalika Circuit would be made even better for the MotoGP event in March 2022.

This was conveyed by Luhut while attending the final series as well as closing the 2021 Superbike World Championship (WSBK 2021) racing event which took place from 19-21 November 2021 in Mandalika, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

During the visit, Luhut was accompanied by Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs Teten Masduki, Governor of West Nusa Tenggara Zulkieflimansyah, Head of the NTB Regional Police M. Iqbal.

"This is a world-class standard circuit, the world's high end. So young people should be proud of it. The quality of this circuit certainly has a little improvement, and earlier the Governor and the Minister of Transportation agreed that it would be repaired immediately, finished in March. There is a MotoGP series, which will be made even better," Luhut said in a written statement in Jakarta, Monday, November 22, quoted from Antara.

Luhut also said that the 2021 WSBK event had a very significant economic impact for NTB. Because the occupancy of hotels and inns is increasing, as are other accommodations.

"The governor has reported that here there are not a single empty hotel and homestay, in fact the price has tripled. Car rental has also gone up, all the economy is alive," said Luhut.

The Ministry of Transportation also supports the smooth implementation of the 2021 WSBK event. One of them is preparing traffic engineering management, so that the mobility of the movement of people and vehicles during the event can run safely, safely, comfortably, in an orderly and healthy manner, by prioritizing strict health protocols.

"We have provided a shuttle bus that will go around at a number of points in the event organizing area, to be used by the official team and spectators. So it is certain that there are no private vehicles that pass through the event holding area to avoid overcrowding," said Transportation Ministry Spokesperson Adita Irawati.

A number of transportation facilities are also prepared to facilitate connectivity from and to Mandalika, namely the provision of mass bus transportation to connect Mandalika, with Lombok airport, and a number of ports, namely Gilimas, Kayangan, Bangka, and Mataram, through the Buy The Service (BTS) scheme.

Then, the government also prepared fast boats to facilitate connectivity between Lombok and surrounding areas such as Padang Bai, Sheets, Sumbawa, and Bali.

In addition to carrying out traffic engineering management, a number of other things that have been prepared by the Ministry of Transportation include improving the facilities of Zainuddin Abdul Majid International Airport, Lombok, by implementing strict health protocols, building the Gilimas Seaport, providing operational subsidies for intermodal transportation to and from the Mandalika tourist area. , construction of supporting facilities for mode integration, construction of road equipment facilities, and improvement of crossing transportation services to and from Lombok Island.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Health supports and facilitates in terms of medical technical supervision including enforcement of health protocols, provision of medical services, preparation of health teams, hospital facilities and management of food and medical waste in this event.

The bubble system was implemented during the event to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission where all participants entering the SEZ scanned the barcode using the PeduliLindung application.

In addition to ensuring safety for all participants and 25 percent of the audience capacity, it is also to make it easier and faster for the health team to track and trace if a confirmed case of COVID-19 is found.

The Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Prof. Abdul Kadir, said that during the event his party ensured that everything went according to the applicable health protocols.

"We have prepared a health team from the Central Lombok Health Office, hospitals, isolation and quarantine areas, examination labs, procedures for managing patients confirmed COVID-19 and mitigation in case of crowds in the circuit area. So everything is ready," he explained.