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Bali Plans Underpass to Combat Traffic
Made Arya Kencana | October 02, 2011

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DrDez
9:06am Oct 3, 2011

It seems rather silly doesn't it - but perhaps it has been well thought out and planned

Tenders were to local firms devine Made has an issue with overseas experts especially in spatial planning ... hence the mess :)

PS - Buses are causing significant traffic jams as 50% of the bus stops are not 'off road' - They are nice though and at 3500 its a great value tour bus


DrDez
9:03am Oct 3, 2011

local


devine
9:52pm Oct 2, 2011

"Pumps will have to be included with the underpass, Susalit said, not only to deal with the possibility of water seeping through the walls, but also to prevent flooding when the rainy season arrives."

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Sounds a bit scary! Is the project done by an international specialized firm or some local tukang's ???


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Denpasar. Construction is expected to start next month on an underpass at the congested Dewa Ruci intersection in Kuta, an official said on Sunday.

Ketut Sudikerta, deputy chief of Badung district, which includes Kuta, said all the hurdles were almost cleared and then the Rp 300 billion project could begin.

“The compensation process for land purchases will be finished this month, and then construction should start in November,” he said.

Sudikerta said the underpass would be 450 meters long, 18 meters wide and would connect the Sanur highway and the Nusa Dua highway. He said it was expected to help alleviate the daily congestion in the area.

“Almost every day we receive complaints from residents and tourists about the heavy traffic,” he said.

Police have said that the island’s growing traffic problems are partly to do with simply having more vehicles on the streets. The authorities estimate that there are now more than 2.5 million vehicles on Bali’s roads each day, the vast majority of which are motorbikes.

Sudikerta said the underpass should be finished before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in 2013.

The head of the local road agency, Susalit Alius, warned that the water table where the underpass will be built is high, which could complicate construction.

“The water table is between 0.5 and 1.0 meters, so before digging even a meter down, the water will already be gushing out,” he said.

Pumps will have to be included with the underpass, Susalit said, not only to deal with the possibility of water seeping through the walls, but also to prevent flooding when the rainy season arrives.

“A water pump should be readied every single day in anticipation of water flooding the underpass,” he said.