Bali Governor Targets Road Access Project To Overcome Sanur Congestion Starting In 2024

Illustration - A number of foreign and domestic tourists who will cross to Nusa Penida through Denpasar Sanur Port recently. BETWEEN/Ni Luh Rhismawati.

DENPASAR - Bali Governor Wayan Koster targets that by 2024 the construction of an entrance road to Sanur Port, Denpasar City, can be started to unravel the congestion that often occurs in these tourist areas.

"In the past there was a fuss because there was no port. Now there are good ports, many use them, make noise because of traffic jams," said Koster as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 19.

Therefore, Koster admitted that he had assigned the Head of the Bali Provincial Public Works Office to conduct a technical review and study to make access roads to the Sanur Port.

According to him, previously it was not possible to build the Sanur Port with access roads because the Ministry of Transportation built the Sanur Port.

"Meanwhile, we are the ones who built the road, ourselves in Bali. We will immediately deal with the problem so that the traffic jams will not take too long in this Sanur area," said Koster.

He hopes that by 2024 there can be a construction of a 1.5 kilometer access road to the Sanur Port.

"Actually, it's not only 1.5 kilometers long. It's just that there must be a compromise for residents around to be linked to land use. I think the study will be completed soon so that it can be followed up," he said.

Previously, the Sanur Ida Bagus Paramartha traditional village head admitted that its residents were affected by traffic jams after the operation of the Sanur Port.

He suggested that motorized vehicle exit access could be made towards the Kesiman area, Denpasar, so that there would be an economic equitable effect at the same time.

Head of the Sanur Working Area (Kawilker) at the Portmaster Office and Port Authority (KSOP) Class 2 Benoa, Ketut Suratnata previously also said there were an average of 3,000 to 4,000 passengers per day through Sanur Port.

Even passengers can reach more than 4,000 people per day on weekends crossing from Sanur to Nusa Penida with around 60 crossings.

This number increased compared to when it was still a traditional port with an average number of passengers of 2,000-2,500 passengers per day.