Though has been included among the priority but Klungkung still couldn’t assured the bridge development connected Lembongan Island with Ceningan Island. Whereas, in term of transportation device development, in this case was the bridge development, is very important for the advance of those areas. Meanwhile for the current bridge exists, that is the yellow bridge merely able get pass by the motorcycle.

Whether it is impossible for the four-wheeled vehicle to get through the bridge. That’s why lot parties demanding for bridge development as one of the priority in relation with Lembongan and Ceningan development. “I think this is a serious problem,” said the vice of Council Head, I Putu Tika Winawan on Friday, December 25th yesterday afternoon.

To NusaBali who contacted him through phone, Tika Winawan justified the information considering the arouse of dialog and plan about more adequate bridge development which will connected two island in Nusa Penida territory that are Lembongan and Ceningan Island.

“That infrastructure development is for the behalf of that area urgent advance,” said Tika Winawan. Moreover, as he proceeded to comment, the fact showed us that recent narrow bridge couldn’t utilized more than by a motorcycle rider. That’s why wider bridge development is needed where four-wheeled vehicles could pass by it. Considering the main commodity of those two islands is seaweed and other sea products. It needs adequate transportation infrastructure.

“This is very important for the trading and people economic smoothness,” he said. The Council, as been said Tika Winawan stated that they were ready to support that bridge development if it entering the next RAPBD 2010 meeting.

Executive party merely give short explanation relates to that bridge development at Lembongan-Ceningan. It was mentioned that it was one of their priorities. But due to the fund limitation, regency government still couldn’t allocate fund from their APBD – Regional Budgetary Expense –

“But we as Public Labour institution had suggested fund from APBN,” as explained by Sekdakab I Ketut Janapria, when confirmed separately. It hopes that from APBN does the fund for that bridge development will come.

As has been publicly known, those two small islands in Nusa Penida area, that is Lembongan and Ceningan Island is now connected by a narrow bridge. It has 70 meter of length, spread out above the sea between Lembongan and Ceningan. Since it was a narrow bridge then those who could pass it merely motorcycle rider. This bridge is known as Yellow Bridge for its color.

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