Police Implement Car Free Night New Year's Eve In Kuta

New Year's Eve In Kuta Bali/ILLUSTRATION BETWEEN

DENPASAR - Bali Regional Police imposed a car freenight or vehicle-free night in the Kuta area, Badung Regency, on New Year's Eve.

"We need to know that on New Year's Eve along the Kuta Beach road there will be a 'car free night', besides that the transition and closure of the flow in Kuta, of course, the Bali Police Traffic Director immediately through the media will convey information," said Bali Police Chief Inspector General Ida Bagus Kd Putra Narendra, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, December 28.

The points that became the focus of the police on New Year's Eve 2024 in Kuta were around Jalan Patih Jelantik and Jalan Legian which is the main access for vehicle users.

"Like from the intersection of Mataram Street, Patimura, Bakung Sari, Kuta Art Market, then entering Patih Jelantik, also the intersection of Dewi Sri Street," he said.

"To anticipate congestion, especially the tourism route, the Bali Police implemented this traffic engineering scheme in synergy with the Department of Transportation, Satpol PP, and Pecalang, the scheme was implemented on New Year's Eve in Kuta and North Kuta because this area has a very crowded tourist attraction visited by the public," continued Putra Narendra.

In general, from his observation, it is not only Kuta that must be noticed on New Year's Eve, because 93 points of implementation of New Year's celebrations have been mapped out.

Denpasar City actually has the most areas with 30 potential points of crowd, then equally in Badung, Gianyar, Klungkung, Bangli, and Buleleng Regencies.

"Of course we jointly maintain security and public order during the celebration, because we know that the number of personnel is not sufficient, we cooperate with security and local wisdom such as pecalang and bhabinkamtibmas, which we believe in to provide socialization to the community so that there are no problems during the new year, then suddenly there are fireworks that violate fire, we are equally anticipated," said the Bali Police Chief.

The police read the potential for crowds on New Year's Eve, considering the many visits to Bali since last week's Christmas holiday, where at least 14,006 people entered Bali through Padangbai Harbor and 230,372 people through Gilimanuk Harbor.

The backflow from this visit is predicted to only occur after the New Year celebration, namely January 1-2, 2024, so anticipation is not only carried out on New Year's Eve 2024 but also when the flow comes and backflows.

"In addition to securing New Year's Eve 2024 in the future, the Bali Police will carry out various security activities, international national events and other activities such as securing the 2024 General Elections, Chinese New Year and Galungan Day in February 2024, Kuningan Day, the implementation of the ogoh-ogoh and Ramadan parades in March 2024, followed by the conference of the World Water Forum April-May, also at the end of 2024 Christmas and New Year," said Putra Narendra.