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        "id": 1857691,
        "msgid": "badung-regency-adds-new-route-to-west-ring-road-project-towards-udayana-university-1783961456",
        "date": "2026-07-13 22:32:06",
        "title": "Badung Regency Adds New Route to West Ring Road Project Towards Udayana University",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Badung Regency Government has added a new route to the West Ring Road project, extending it directly to Udayana University to ease traffic congestion at the Jimbaran Kali Junction. The addition is expected to push the project's physical completion target back to 2027, while other key tourism access roads in Canggu and Uluwatu remain on schedule for completion by the end of 2026. The infrastructure development is designed to support tourism accessibility in Bali.",
        "content": "<p>The Badung Regency Government has added a new route to the West Ring\nRoad project that leads directly to Udayana University. This step was\ntaken as a strategy to break up traffic flow concentration and prevent\nvehicle build-up in the Jimbaran Kali Junction area, South Kuta\nDistrict. \u201cThere is an additional route; from what was originally access\nfrom Jimbaran to Uluwatu, we are adding another towards Unud. This is so\nthat it does not create centralisation at the Kali Junction ring later,\u201d\nsaid Badung Regent I Wayan Adi Arnawa on Monday. A consequence of the\nnew route addition, Adi said, is that the physical completion target for\nthe West Ring Road project is projected to be delayed. Nevertheless, the\nBadung Regency Government has confirmed that work on this strategic\nproject continues in line with the dynamics of land acquisition in the\nfield. \u201cWhat is clear is that for 2026, the Canggu and Uluwatu routes\nare targeted for completion by the end of 2026. For the West Ring Road,\nit is possible it will extend to 2027 because there happens to be an\nadditional route,\u201d Adi Arnawa continued. This road infrastructure\ndevelopment is designed to support comfortable accessibility for the\ntourism sector in Bali, particularly in Badung. The Badung Regency\nGovernment also expressed appreciation for the strong commitment and\nsupport from the communities affected by the land acquisition. \u201cI must\nexpress my gratitude because, from this programme, I have seen firsthand\nseveral community houses that have been given compensation. It turns out\nthey did not object; they have been dismantled,\u201d Adi Arnawa explained.\nOn the other hand, the Badung Regency Government is prioritising the\nacceleration of work on two other main tourism road sections, namely the\nBerawa to Umalas route in North Kuta and Uluwatu in South Kuta. The\nregency government is targeting both projects to be fully completed by\nthe end of 2026. \u201cThis is currently in progress. The West Ring Road, the\nUluwatu access road to Labuhan Sait, to Melasti, as well as from Canggu,\nBerawa, and several other roads that we consider strategic and have\nalready commenced. They are now in process,\u201d said the former Badung\nRegional Secretary. He acknowledged that this infrastructure work\nrequires time and stages that are not instant, from financing to on-site\narrangement. Adi Arnawa asked all parties to continue supporting the\nproject for the future benefit of Badung\u2019s transport management.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/badung-regency-adds-new-route-to-west-ring-road-project-towards-udayana-university-1783961456",
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