Chinese Contractors Participate in Bali Urban Light Rail Project

China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), the contractor for Bali's urban light rail metro, is also involved in the construction of the Yavan high-speed rail project, said the chairman of PT Sarana Bali Dwipa Jaya (SBDJ), which has appointed PT Indotek as the main contractor for CRCC, which will work with local contractors PT Sinar Bali Bina Karya (Sinar Bali).Meanwhile, the Bali Urban Metro project was initiated by the Bali Provincial Government and subsequently followed up by SBDJ in partnership with PT Bumi Indah Prima (BIP). They saw that Indotek had sufficient technical capability to undertake a project of this scale and chose CRCC because of its reputation as a global rail transportation contractor with experience of building 200,000 kilometers in more than 100 countries.Sinar Bali, a local Bali-based contractor that has been supplying ready-mixed concrete and precast since 1995, was chosen as the local The selection of this local contractor is a realization of the consortium's commitment to enhancing and developing Bali's pristine resources. The Bali Metro will be constructed in four phases, with the first phase consisting of the Bali Airport - Kuta Central Parking - Seminyak - Berawa - Cemagi route, which is 16 kilometers long. The second phase is 13.5 kilometers long and consists of the route Bali Airport - Jimbaran - Unud - Nusa Dua. Phases III and IV are still in the feasibility study (FS) stage. He hoped that the construction of the Bali Airport to Kuta Central Parking Lot phase, as well as the entire second phase, would be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2028. Meanwhile, all of Phases I and II will be fully operational by the end of 2031.

The first phase is expected to be slower because the subsurface conditions are hard rock. In the second phase, the soil conditions are limestone or alluvial soil, so the drilling process will be faster and easier. The total investment in the first and second phases amounted to US$10.8 billion, equivalent to Rp 167 trillion, and US$20 billion for all four phases. In keeping with the high hopes of the Balinese people to solve the severe traffic congestion that has gone beyond tolerance, they will be introducing 10 Tunnel Boring Machines [TBMs] to the project, which are fully funded by PT BIP as an investment partner. The Bali Urban Metro Light Rail project was officially launched on Wednesday (4/9/2024) in a ceremony held at the Kuta Parking Center and attended by the Acting Governor of Bali. Bali Urban Metro LRT Route: Stage 1: Bali Airport - Kuta Central Parking Center - Seminyak - Berawa - Cemagi; Stage 2: Airport - Jimbaran - Unud - Nusa Dua; Stage 3: Kuta Central Parking Center - Sesetan - Rennon - Sanur (still in FS phase); Stage 4: Rennon - Sukawati - Ubud (still in FS phase)