Bali Mandara Toll Road

Bali Mandara Toll Road or Nusa Dua-Ngurah Rai-Benoa Toll Road is a toll road carried by a bridge stretching across the Gulf of Benoa 12.7 km in length. The Rp 2.48 Trillion (USD 220 million) highway [1] connects the city of Denpasar and South Kuta, Badung Regency, Nusa Dua and Ngurah Rai International Airport. The reason behind construction of Bali Mandara Toll Road was to prevent traffic jams on the Ngurah Rai By Pass Road, previously the only road connecting areas of Bali south of the airport with areas north of the airport. The Ngurah Rai By Pass Road, a land-based route, could not be widened because of the location of the airport runway. Consequently, the Bali Mandara Toll Road was built over water.

Nusa Dua-Ngurah Rai-Benoa Toll Road
Route information
Part of
Maintained by PT Jasamarga Bali Tol
(PT Jasa Marga Tbk, Indonesia Port Corporation III, Governments of Bali Province and Badung Regency, Angkasa Pura I, Adhi Karya, Hutama Karya, Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation, Wijaya Karya)
Length12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Existed2013–present
Major junctions
FromNusa Dua
ToNgurah Rai International Airport
Denpasar
Location
Major citiesDenpasar
Highway system
Roads and Highways in Indonesia

Bali Mandara Toll Road began construction in March 2012 and was completed in October 2013. The road was officially opened on 23 September 2013 by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. [2]At the 2013 APEC Summit in Bali, the toll road was passed by several state leaders.

Names

The name Bali Mandara was given by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the inauguration of the toll road on September 23, 2013. Mandara itself means Maju, Aman, Damai, dan Sejahtera (progressive, safe, peaceful and prosperous); however, the name considered more political because it is identical with the slogan coined by Governor of Bali at the time Made Mangku Pastika during his tenure.[3]

In 2018, there was a plan to change the name into I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bridge,[4] probably taken from the nearby airport name.

References
  1. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/09/23/yudhoyono-officially-open-bali-s-first-toll-road.html Yudhoyono to officially open Bali’s first toll road
  2. Erviani, Ni Komang. "In search of smoother traffic, beautiful views". y. The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. "SBY Pilih Nama Bali Mandara". Jawa Pos News Network (in Indonesian). 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. Mardiastuti, Aditya (2018). "Nama Tol Bali Mandara Diminta Diganti". Detikcom (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 June 2020.


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