The Government Is Optimistic That The Mandalika Circuit Will Be Completed By Mid 2021

The Mandalika Circuit mockup in Lombok (Twitter @MotoGP)

JAKARTA - The government is optimistic that the Mandalika Circuit in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) will hold the upcoming 2021 MotoGP race series. Given that a number of supporting facilities for the international event will be ready to operate, in July 2021.

The supporting facilities include terminal expansion, cargo facility development, and runway extension at Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport. Including the bypass road from Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport to the 17 Kilometer SEZ Mandalika must be completed by August 2021.

"Everything must be completed, we must succeed together with the Mandalika MotoGP," said Deputy I for Infrastructure, Energy and Investment, Chief of Presidential Staff (KSP) Febry C, in a written statement quoted by VOI, Thursday, December 10.

The central government, said Febry, will continue to directly monitor the development of the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK) development until it is on time. Where the realization of the construction of Special Zone Roads (JKK) or the running circuit becomes the main target.

"In early November, we conducted a visit for monitoring and evaluation to ensure this project is running well," said Febry.

So far, some of the infrastructure that has been completed include the western road access, mosque, Kuta Beach Park, the beach area supervision center or Balawista, the Mandalika Bazaar and the parking center which will be the storefront for MSMEs in NTB. Meanwhile, land acquisition is targeted to be completed in the near future.

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"KSP continues to work in ensuring the completion of land acquisition, as well as facilitating with relevant stakeholders to assist the process of accelerating the settlement," he added.

Febry added, the MotoGP 2021 event in Mandalika is expected to boost the tourism sector after COVID-19. Previously, during the inauguration of the Mandalika Area as a tourist destination in October 2017, President Joko Widodo hoped that the Mandalika area could boost growth in the area.