KSP Moeldoko Speeds Up Solutions To Handle Traffic Jams At Sanur Port

Sanur Port, Denpasar, Bali

DENPASAR - Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) Moeldoko is speeding up solutions to overcome congestion on the route to Sanur Port, Denpasar, Bali, in order to increase the comfort of the community and tourists.

"We will definitely bring this note for immediate meetings with the Ministry of Transportation," said Moeldoko on the sidelines of inspecting the Sanur Port, Bali, Friday, September 22.

KSP, he said, was monitoring the problem of congestion on Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai to Sanur Port located on Jalan Pantai Matahari Terbit, Denpasar.

For this reason, he also absorbed input from the local government, both the Bali Provincial Government and the Denpasar City Government, including the Benoa Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP) Office, Denpasar as the port manager, which only operates in November 2022.

Acting (Pj) Bali Governor Sang Made Mahendra Jaya offers a solution by building a new road with three options, namely one kilometer long as a minimalist scheme, then a moderate scheme, namely building a three-kilometer road or an ideal scheme to build a six-kilometer road. Currently, the Bali Provincial Government is trying to complete a feasibility study related to the three options, which are targeted to complete its study by the end of 2023. Even so, the Bali Provincial Government has not disclosed the estimated budget needed to build the new road.

Later, the construction of the new road is expected to break the concentration of congestion so that it often leads to traffic jams.

Not only about traffic jams, but Moeldoko also highlighted the issue of port management, which is one of the 161 National Strategic Projects (PSN).

The management, he said, was related to parking so that it could become a source of local revenue (PAD).

So far, parking spaces around the port have not accommodated a surge in vehicles, so the local government cooperates with residents' vacant land for cooperation in parking management.

"Earlier there was input from the governor's letter, there needs to be collaboration in management between the center and the regions so that the local government that prepares the land can certainly (income)," he said.

Sanur Port stands on an area of 7,460 square meters which is a grant land from the Denpasar City Government.

Head of KSOP Benoa Sadeli explained that the construction of the port spent a development budget of Rp395.3 billion from the central government with a construction duration of 11 December 2020-10 February 2023.

Currently, the port serves departure activities and arrivals of an average of 12 thousand people per day by serving a total passenger traffic of 2.75 million people from November 2022 to September 15, 2023.