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Due to number of people insistence inserting Bali architecture in Ngurah Rai Airport expansion design draft in which the demand is fulfilled, make there is 20 percent budget ascension takes place, from its original fund that is only IDR 1.7 Billion.

Thus, as been confessed by the project director for Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport Development, Sri Unon Setyasih. She said that the final draw had been finished by her design team and will be delivered to Badung Regent, A.A. Gede Agung in this week. “The drawing had finished and we only waiting for the meeting with the regent,” she said on Tuesday (April 27).

But in this new design, not all of the airport terminal will be decorated with Balinese architecture since the design team only give Bali style only to the outer side of the terminal. “Not all terminal will used Bali architecture. The design will maximize on the outer terminal only,” she continued.

Unon also estimated that the new design would raise 20 percent from the original budget. She explained, in the preliminary design of airport terminal and apron development would cost IDR 1.7 Billion. “But due to the design modification the budget will get raise,” she explained.

For terminal physic’s development alone will be done on the next September whilst waiting for the recommendation concerning the design made by the eight team. “We’ll begin the development in phases,” she explained.

As been known before, the original design presented by Ngurah Rai expansion team was rejected by member of Badung councils. It was due to the design mentioned to looks like Opera House in Sidney.

Meanwhile, still related with airport matter, Ministry of Cultural and Tourism Affair is fully supported the development of new airport in Bali in order to solve airport excessive capacity at Ngurah Rai International Airport. “Before departed to attend seminar in Bangkok, Mr. Minister Jero Wacik expressed his support regarding that issue,” said the Director for Foreign Tourism Promotion of Cultural and Tourism Ministry, Gede Pitana at Udayana Postgraduate campus yesterday Tuesday.

Pitana who become the key speaker in international seminar of tourism development confessed the minister message that with the development of new airport in North Bali could be reconsider by all parties.

He said that there is two underlying points for the needs of new airport in North Bali, precisely in Singaraja of Buleleng regency. “First is to answer ‘over’ capacity of our Ngurah Rai airport and the second is about supporting capability and traffic density level in South Bali area,” said Pitana as reported by Antara.

South Bali area is always in traffic jam state so new airport would solve that density problem. For the new airport development, North Bali is the best choice for that. “So we need one new airport,” he said. When asked about the ability of one small area like Bali having two airports Pitana then takes two examples as for London and Honkong. “Although those two cities are small cities but they have two airports and it is proved that they could do that,” said Pitana explained.

News by Nusa Bali