WORK has started on the Bali Urban Subway project in Indonesia, where Phase 1 comprises 16km of new metro line from Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport to Cemagi via Central Parkir Kuta.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 4 at Central Parkir Kuta, attended by the acting governor of Bali, Mr Sang Made Mahendra, and the regent of Badung, Mr Nyoman Giri Prasta.
Project delivery company PT Sarana Bali Dwipa Jaya (SBDJ), part of the Bali provincial government, has appointed Indotek as lead contractor for the project. Its key partners are Bali-based Sinar Bali Bina Karya and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), which was involved in building Indonesia’s first high-speed line from Jakarta to Bandung.
Construction of the new metro network will be undertaken in four phases:
- Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport - Central Parkir Kuta - Seminyak-Berawa - Cemagi
- Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport - Jimbaran - Unud - Nusa Dua
- Central Parkir Kuta - Sesetan - Renon - Sanur, and
- Renon - Sukawati - Ubud.
According SBDJ CEO, Mr Ari Askhara, a total of 10 tunnel boring machines (TBM) will be deployed on the project, working at a depth of up to 30m. The sections from the airport to Central Parkir Kuta and Nusa Dua are due to be completed in early 2028, and the remaining work on the first two phases expected to finish by 2031.
The first two phases are estimated to cost Rupiah 175.7 trillion ($US 10.8bn), while the total cost of the of the Bali Urban Subway project is Rupiah 234.4 trillion. SBDJ has selected PT Bumi Indah Prima (BIP) as its qualified partner to lead the investor consortium and attract other investors in order to overcome public spending constraints.
Under this novel investment approach, BIP “will not only be the main investor but will also coordinate with other investors to join,” Askhara says.
Central Parkir Kuta is the site of a transit-oriented development (TOD) project for which the Badung regency has provided 2ha of land and the Bali provincial government 5ha.
“This project is aimed at enhancing convenience and addressing traffic issues without burdening local or provincial budgets,” Prasta says.
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