New International Airport in Northern Bali will Improve Economy

TheIndonesia.id - PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk hopes that North Bali International Airport (BIBU) project will improve the economy in the northern part of Bali and its surroundings.

"With the collaboration between Waskita Karya and BIBU Panji Sakti in building this North Bali International Airport, I hope it creates synergies to build new infrastructure projects that can improve the economy and tourism in northern Bali, which so far have not been maximally developed," said Waskita Karya President Director Destiawan Soewardjono, last Monday, December 20, 2021.

Destiawan said the new airport would certainly benefit the people of Bali as well as Indonesia. Meanwhile, President Director of PT BIBU Panji Sakti Erwanto Sad Adiatmoko Hariwibowo welcomed the collaboration with Waskita Karya.

"I hope that the collaboration that we signed together can pursue the dreams of the Indonesian people, especially the people of northern Bali. Currently, development in Bali is faster in the southern part. And, we have a tagline to build Indonesia from northern Bali. Hopefully, with the construction of the Bali International Airport In the north, we can balance the economy between the south and the north," said Erwanto.

North Bali International Airport, located in Kubutambahan, Buleleng, is one of the national strategic projects based on Presidential Decree No. 109/2020. The project is in line with the Bali Provincial Regulation No. 18/2009 concerning the RTRW, which was later updated with the Bali Provincial Regulation No. 3/2020, which among other things stipulates the designation of the Kubutambahan area as an airport location.

Buleleng community leader, Nyoman Shuida, was delighted with the signing of the Waskita-BIBU memorandum of understanding. "This is the first step to develop an international standard airport in Buleleng. The presence of the airport will not only raise the welfare of the residents of northern Bali, but also have an impact on national development," said Shuida.

The airport construction in northern Bali will close the gap in the economy and increase the Balinese welfare, considering the residents of northern Bali are relatively left behind from the citizens of the south. "So far, every day there are hundreds of workers from northern Bali flocking to southern Bali to earn a living," he said.