Residents of Perigi in Buleleng Struggle for Years with Damaged Road

Residents of Dusun Perigi, Desa Bila, Kubutambahan Subdistrict, Buleleng, have been struggling for years with a damaged road that remains un repaired. The 3 kilometre (km) stretch is still unpaved dirt, without asphalt or concrete gutters. This condition disrupts residents’ activities, particularly when it rains.

Vice Regent (Wabup) of Buleleng, Gede Supriatna, visited the site directly on Monday (13/4/2026) to assess the road’s condition. The inspection revealed that the road connecting Desa Bila to Kubutambahan is far from adequate. The unhardened soil surface makes it difficult for vehicles to pass, often becoming slippery and hazardous during the rainy season.

“This is an important access route for the community, but its condition is still dirt, without asphalt or concrete gutters. This certainly hinders residents’ activities,” said Supriatna.

Local residents have long relied on this road to transport their agricultural and plantation produce. However, the damaged road makes distribution of harvests suboptimal and potentially detrimental to farmers.

Supriatna assured that the Buleleng Regency Government (Pemkab) will promptly conduct a technical study as the initial step in addressing the issue. He emphasised that the road repair will be included in the priority programme because it concerns village connectivity and economy.

“In the future, we will programme it. This is important to support the residents’ agricultural and plantation sectors,” Supriatna stated firmly.

Meanwhile, the Head of Desa Bila, Ketut Citarja, hopes that the promise can be realised soon. According to him, the distressing road condition has long been a complaint among residents but has not yet been addressed by development efforts.

“We greatly hope for assistance from the regent and vice regent to help repair this road, as well as support for irrigation for the subak, because our agricultural potential is quite substantial,” Citarja expressed.