Land Acquisition Restrictions for Gilimanuk-Mengwi Toll Road to End Tomorrow

The validity period of the land acquisition restrictions for the Gilimanuk-Mengwi toll road project is set to end tomorrow, Wednesday (25 February 2026). The National Land Agency (BPN) has confirmed that the public can now begin the administrative processes and land sale transactions.

Previously, land affected by the toll road project was subject to acquisition restrictions due to the Location Decree (Penlok) for the National Strategic Project (PSN). This was done to prevent the land from being transferred to other parties during the land acquisition process.

“According to regulations, because it was a PSN and there was a Penlok three years ago, transactions were not allowed. The purpose was clear: to prevent the land from being transferred to other parties, as this often happens,” said the Head of the Land Office of the Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/BPN of Jembrana Regency, I Gde Witha Arsana, when met at his office on Tuesday (24 February 2026).

However, the extension of the Penlok will officially end on 25 February 2026. With the expiration of this period, the restrictions that have been in place on the land in the area will automatically be lifted.

“Automatically, if anyone applies for a transaction, we must process it. There are no more obstacles,” Witha said.

Penlok Cannot Be Extended Again

According to regulations, the Penlok can only be extended once. Given that the extension has already been carried out, there is no legal basis to extend the current Penlok period.

If the construction of the Gilimanuk-Mengwi toll road is resumed in the future, the government will have to start the process from scratch.

“If the validity period ends, the process of determining the location must be carried out again through a new mechanism in accordance with the applicable regulations. So, the process will be repeated from the beginning,” he explained.

To date, the Ministry of ATR/BPN has not been able to carry out further stages of land acquisition. This is because the land acquisition process requires the readiness of planning and the certainty of project funding from the relevant ministries.

However, the ATR/BPN states that it continues to coordinate across sectors and is ready to take action whenever the prerequisites are met.

“In principle, if there is no new decree, the use of land will follow the general provisions of the regulations. We will continue to prioritize legal certainty and the protection of public rights,” Witha concluded.