A jalan rusak (broken road) in Canggu apparently hasn’t been touched since 2007 and residents will just have to hang on for their lives (literally) when driving on this particular road awhile longer, since it won’t see repairs until 2017.
Head of Public Works (PU) Bali Province I Nyoman Astawa Riadi says Jl. Raya Tibubeneng won’t be fixed until next year since there are plans to install of network of water pipes in this pathway.
“It’s not that were aren’t committed to prioritizing road improvement. But this year we will still be installing the water pipeline in this street. So in 2017, the new asphalt can be improved,” Riadi told Tribun Bali.
While we get that they don’t want to put out extra capital if they’re going to rip the road up next year, it is a whole year and these deep-ass craters are dangerous. Especially during rainy season.
Canggu Banjar Babakan resident I Putu Adi Putra says the government better not close its eyes to the road damage, because since 2007 there have been a number of fatalities, serious injuries, as well as minor injuries that are too many to count.
“How many more victims must there be before the road is repaired?”, Putra asked, as quoted by Tribun.
The issues with this particular road also brings up questions of how much the government really is committed to repairing roads across the whole of Bali. Because Jl. Raya Tibubeneng is far from the only jalan rusak in the province.
“I hope the provincial government is committed to improving accessibility,” Badung Regional Council member (DPRD II) Gede Suardika said.
“The road is not for the benefit of individuals, but for the general public and the image for tourism,” Suardika told Tribun.
