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        "id": 2034330,
        "msgid": "mataram-bypass-road-congestion-prompts-city-and-ntb-provincial-governments-to-study-traffic-changes-1791820249",
        "date": "2026-10-12 22:20:00",
        "title": "Mataram Bypass Road Congestion Prompts City and NTB Provincial Governments to Study Traffic Changes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Mataram\u2019s city government and the West Nusa Tenggara provincial government plan to assess traffic-management options on the Mataram Bypass after recurring congestion lasting several hours. Officials say they will first measure traffic volumes and identify the causes before proposing any new scheme through the required traffic forum.",
        "content": "<p>The Mataram City Government and the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)\nProvincial Government plan to study traffic-management measures on the\nMataram Bypass. The move is intended to tackle congestion that has\nrecently occurred frequently and lasted for hours.<\/p>\n<p>Several members of the Mataram Transport Agency\u2019s Control and\nOperations Division visited the site on Sunday (11 October 2026) to ease\ntraffic build-ups on the road. The inspection will continue with the NTB\nTransport Agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was congestion yesterday, and our colleagues from the agency\u2019s\ncontrol and operations division have been there. We have also added\npersonnel. Today, Monday, we will go there with the provincial transport\nagency so we can see directly what the problem is,\u201d Mataram Transport\nAgency head Zulkarwin said when contacted on Monday (12 October\n2026).<\/p>\n<p>Zulkarwin suspects the increase in the number of vehicles using the\nroad is the main cause of the congestion, given that the area is on a\nprovincial road connected to city roads. Coordination between government\nagencies is therefore crucial.<\/p>\n<p>However, Zulkarwin stressed that traffic changes cannot be introduced\nimmediately. A comprehensive technical assessment, calculations of\nvehicle volumes and the collection of field data are needed before a new\nscheme can be adopted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraffic changes require an assessment and data, which must then be\nbrought to the traffic forum. That is the procedure before any changes\ncan be approved. That is why we will look at and count the vehicle\nvolumes, and determine the main cause of the congestion there,\u201d\nZulkarwin explained.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mataram-bypass-road-congestion-prompts-city-and-ntb-provincial-governments-to-study-traffic-changes-1791820249",
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