Many Complaints, Moeldoko Prepares Several Options To Overcome Congestion At Sanur Port

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko explained the congestion problem at Sanur Port, Bali (Special)

The DENPASAR - Presidential Chief of Staff, General TNI (Ret.) Moeldoko, emphasized that the problem of congestion around the Sanur Port of Denpasar, Bali, must be immediately Achieved, because it is far from public calculations and complaints. As is known, long traffic jams often occur around the Sanur Port due to the limited area of ups and downs of passengers, and parking ground inside the port. This condition is exacerbated by the proliferation of illegal parking around the port. The density and queues of vehicles up to the highway occur in the morning and evening, especially at the hours of departure and arrival of the ship. This problem has been very disturbing and complained of the community, so it is necessary that the number of passengers is projected to continue to increase immediately,''' said Moeldoko while visiting Sanur Port, Friday 22 September. According to him, the resolution of congestion problems around Sanur Port can be resolved in several ways. First, conducting traffic engineering management at and outside the port, as well as alerting officers at crucial hours so that the circulation of ups and downs of cars can be faster. Second, continued Moeldoko, adding parking areas inside the port.. One of them is by building a flatted parking building. With the narrowness of the land, it could also be in that way (the parking building building building building). It can also be collaborated with the community,'' it is clear. For this reason, he said, preparing public transportation such as shuttle or bus feeder to reduce the use of private vehicles, from and towards ports.' The KSP is ready to help in finding solutions, including coordinating the need for support between the Ministry of Transportation and local governments,'' said Moeldoko. The 2013-2015 TNI commander said that the construction and operation of Sanur Port is a truly beneficial representation of Indonesian tourism in the International. For this reason, the management must be carried out collaboratively between regions and central.

For information, Sanur Port is one of 161 National Strategic Projects (PSN). Since its inauguration by President Joko Widodo on November 9, 2022, the port, which was built on an area of 10 hectares, has served 2.7 million passengers, or 8,000 to 10,000 passengers per day. This figure is expected to continue to increase in line with the recovery of Bali tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic.