DENPASAR - The Bali Provincial Transportation Service mapped locations prone to traffic jams ahead of the celebration of the new year 2024.

Head of Road Traffic Division of the Bali Provincial Transportation Service, Putu Sutaryanam, said that the agency was preparing steps to overcome traffic jams in vulnerable areas, such as city center areas and tourist attractions in Denpasar City and Badung Regency.

"In Denpasar, for example at the Catur Muka Statue, the city square, for Badung in Kuta and Canggu on the outskirts of the district, and Garuda Wisnu Kencana, for sure," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 27.

As in previous years, the Bali Provincial Transportation Service coordinated with the district/city transportation office and other relevant agencies in regulating vehicle traffic ahead of the new year and registering vehicles entering Bali.

The Bali Provincial Transportation Service handed over vehicle traffic security ahead of the new year 2024 to the district/city government and the local police.

The Transportation Agency will focus on monitoring theArea Traffic Control System (ATCS) posts spread across 107 points in districts/cities and overseeing areas around tourist attractions.

"Astungkara related to road density is still safe and under control, hopefully until the deadline on January 3, 2024, the situation and conditions are safely under control," he said.

Ahead of Christmas Day, from 19 to 24 December 2023, it was recorded that there were 43,934 vehicles entering Bali through Gilimanuk Port and 3,849 vehicles entering from Padangbai Port.

Sutaryanam said that the district/city transportation office had prepared a command post to monitor vehicles entering the Bali area ahead of the 2024 New Year celebration.

"For Denpasar, it has been noticed through four posts, namely Pos Umahanyar, Pos Terminal Ubung, Pos Sanur and Pos Serangan," he said.


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