Following Pasar Senggol Relocation, Tabanan Regency Relocates Pesiapan Market Vendors

Tabanan Regency government is revitalising two areas, Jalan Gajah Mada and Pesiapan Terminal Market, to improve the city’s appearance. All vendors in these areas will be consolidated at the Pesiapan site once redevelopment is complete. Previously, vendors from Pasar Senggol on Jalan Gajah Mada were relocated to the I Ketut Marya Cultural Building on 21 May 2026. Tabanan’s Trade and Industry Department is now beginning socialisation for relocating vendors at Pesiapan Terminal Market. Head of Tabanan’s Trade and Industry Department, I Gede Sukanada, stated the relocation is the first phase of area reorganisation. A total of 70 vendors will be moved, with the terminal area targeted to be cleared by 1 June 2026. ‘Following coordination with the Public Works Department, the Pesiapan Terminal area must be cleared by 1 June 2026,’ Sukanada said on Monday (25 May 2026) after a socialisation session with vendors. He detailed that 20 kiosk vendors, 26 mobile vendors, and 24 market stall vendors will be relocated. Mobile and market stall vendors will be moved to Kutilang Street or the former Food Security Department office in Pasar Dauh Pala. Meanwhile, kiosk vendors will be directed to Tuakilang Terminal. ‘The relocation sites have been prepared according to needs. However, if space is insufficient, mobile vendors will be accommodated along the roadside near the former Food Security Department office, in coordination with local customary authorities,’ he explained. Sukanada stressed that during the reorganisation process, the Pesiapan Terminal’s functions will remain operational and not relocated. Demolition will focus only on surrounding stalls as part of the area reorganisation. The government also allows kiosk vendors who choose not to occupy official relocation sites to find temporary alternative locations, provided they report to the relevant department for registration. One vendor, Ni Sulistyawati, supports the reorganisation but worries about losing her trading spot after the redevelopment. Sulistyawati said she has traded there since the 1980s, continuing her parents’ business. ‘I hope to regain a spot after the terminal is redeveloped,’ she said. She also expressed reluctance to move to Tuakilang Terminal, deeming it too far from customers and fearing a drop in revenue. For now, she has chosen to find temporary trading spots near Pesiapan Terminal.