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New Solution for Bali’s Jammed Streets
08/12/2010
Aside from what Bali has to offer with its travel destinations and hot getaway spots, Bali has been suffering from the worst scenario and congestion of a busy urbanization. For many years, Bali has evolved into a worse road condition to date.
The road congestion is not only because of the multiplication of tourists busses or by the booming population in the island, it is also because of the lack of parking slots and spaces for public vehicles and transportation. In addition, a very undisciplined behavior of most local drivers who park their vehicles whenever they want. Everything that was mentioned has contributed such pain in the local authority.
Going around the Bali Island may take a regular more than an hour ride along the 21 km separating the popular beach resort of Kuta down to the famous temples of the likes of : Tanah Lot.
Some of the places that are always packed with vehicles in a bumper-to-bumper situation includes Legian, Denpasar, Kuta and Ubud. And the increasing status of the population in Bali also affects the nature of the road situation. But as expected, Indonesia's central government and provincial authorities has not tackle the problem of growing congestion. So far, plans to improve the situation have only remained at the good-wish level.
The Bali Governor I. Made Mangku Pastika laid out some plans to help solve an increasing congestion and incessant problems undermining the road situation. The governor has mulled out the option of building an overpass highway, and was approved and endorsed by the religious authorities. until re ntil recently, religious leaders maintained that elevated highways, pedestrian bridges, or underground tunnels violate Balinese religious principles. In the past, these religious restrictions linked to petty bureaucracy, rebuked a group of Malaysian investors to build four toll roads, which would have connected Sanur and Nusa Dua, cutting traveling time from 45-60 minutes to less than 15 minutes, as well as Bali airport to Nusa Dua. The project was estimated to cost US$440 million. cently, religious leaders maintained that elevated highways, pedestrian bridges, or underground tunnels violate Balinese religious principles. In the past, these religious restrictions linked to petty bureaucracy, rebuked a group of Malaysian investors to build four toll roads, which would have connected Sanur and Nusa Dua, cutting travelling time from 45-60 minutes to less than 15 minutes, as well as Bali airport to Nusa Dua. The project was estimated to cost US$440 million.
Source: http://www.eturbonews.com/16107/jammed-bali-looks-solutions
