Sunset at Suroboyo Bridge, Newest Surabaya Attraction

TheIndonesia.id - Suroboyo Bridge in the city of Surabaya is being utilized for business activities of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This move follows the increased popularity of the bridge for people hanging around especially during sunset.

Head of the Surabaya Cooperatives, Small, and Medium Enterprises, and Trade Office, Fauzie Mustaqiem Yos, stated Suroboyo Bridge was specifically for pedestrians. Surabaya's administration had collaborated with 20 micro, small, and medium enterprises to serve visitors.

 "Some 20 MSMEs are involved. The majority of them are vendors around Bulak Sub-district, Suroboyo Bridge," Yos noted on a statement sent to Antara news agency.

Since it was still a testing phase, the traders involved in the program were selling light items, such as handicrafts, accessories, snacks, and bottled beverages, such as sinom and Saffron-colored rice, he added.

 Yos highlighted the plan to involve more MSMEs in the policy while adding that they would utilize different locations by the bridge for the MSMEs to conduct their activities depending on the time of the day.

 He also currently evaluated the results of the two consecutive days of the trial. He drew attention to the high level of enthusiasm among people during those two days.

 The city government has planned to use the Suroboyo Bridge, specifically for pedestrians every Saturday night and Sunday morning in the future, he remarked.

 "The public's enthusiasm is high. Many are interested in going there (Suroboyo Bridge) and walking there. We prohibit two-wheeled or four-wheeled wheels. Our concept is like car-free day, but vehicles are not allowed," Yos remarked.

 Yos reminded that every visitor at the bridge should follow health protocols, starting from wearing masks to maintaining distance and using PeduliLindungi to check-in.

 Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi remarked that visitors could enjoy the view of the fountain under the Suroboyo Bridge while being seated at the MSMEs' booths.

 The mayor confirmed that his administration continues to finalize the pedestrian-only Suroboyo Bridge concept, with the hopes that it could serve as a new tourist destination that drives the local economy. Cahyadi noted that the government is planning to integrate Suroboyo Bridge with tourist attractions on the Kenjeran Beach coast.

Arrangements for coastal tourism development at Kenjeran Beach are expected to be completed by 2022.

 Kenjeran Beach Amusement Park, Suroboyo Statue, and the Bulak Fish Center were among the destinations to be integrated into one tourism package, he stated.