Bali Transportation Agency Calculates LRT Project Calculation From Jakarta

The Bali Provincial Transportation Agency (Dishub) is learning to calculate the Light Rail Transit or Lintas Rel Terpadu (LRT) project on the Island of the Gods from DKI Jakarta as a pilot.

Head of the Bali Province Transportation Agency (Dishub), IGW Samsi Gunarta, admitted that Bali does not have experience in predicting the costs required in the project, so the Bali Provincial Government cooperates with MRT Jakarta so that it can calculate properly.

"Those who have experience are DKI Jakarta and we have no experience at all, therefore there is nothing wrong with sharing experiences so that we can do calculations, technical analysis, finance, or business," said Samsi as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, July 17.

So far, based on the results of calculations carried out by the Bali Provincial Government together with investors regarding land conditions and difficulties on the Island of the Gods, a figure of around Rp. 10 trillion was found to realize the LRT.

The fee is to build an LRT with a 9.4 km path from I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport to Kuta Parking Central, and Seminyak.

However, according to Samsi, this fee has not been corrected again, it is technically reviewed and determined what business model is the most appropriate to implement.

In addition to DKI Jakarta, which shares its experience with Bali, the South Korean country also offers assistance, namely in the form of financing, which is currently being calculated in detail.

The construction of the LRT itself is considered the most appropriate if you look at the demand in the future, especially since the streets in Bali can no longer be built because they are too narrow.

"Then it is difficult to build infrastructure through or use a flyover for too long, the reception in the community is still not. Now, this LRT option will be able to solve the problems of the many options," said the Head of the Bali Transportation Agency.

Local governments also see that traffic in Bali is getting more and more congested, especially during the holiday season, even tourists often choose to rent vehicles due to limited public transportation.

Until now, the Transportation Agency has recorded that 4.4 million two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles are registered in Bali, where this number has increased from around 2.6 million units during the COVID-19 pandemic.