The capacity of the buses will be limited to 70 percent of the total passengers as it is important to keep maintaining the health protocols.Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - Several traffic adjustments will be implemented during the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup (IATC) and World Superbike (WSBK) at the Mandalika International Street Circuit, the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Police have said.
"There are two entrances to the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ) – the East and West routes," Head of the provincial police's Traffic Directorate Senior Commissioner Djoni Widodo said here on Thursday.
The East route goes through the Lombok International Airport (BIL)–Mandalika Bypass, while the West route goes through the Surfing Mong roundabout, he said.
From the entrance, the visitors will be directed to their respective parking areas, he informed.
The West parking lot lies near the Nurul Bilad Mandalika Mosque, whilst the East one is located on a 17-hectare land, with a capacity of 13,600 parking spaces, he said.
"The parking areas are also the location for validating the spectators’ tickets and checking their vaccination certificates -- through the PeduliLindungi app -- and COVID-19 PCR test results," Widodo informed.
The organizers have arranged a number of buses that will escort visitors from the parking area to the circuit area, according to the color of the bracelet given to them after ticket-checking, he said.
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"The capacity of the buses will be limited to 70 percent of the total passengers as it is important to keep maintaining the health protocols," Widodo remarked.
The buses will enter the circuit area through three gates to avoid any jam, he informed.
However, a jam more likely will occur when a race ends as all spectators may leave the circuit area at the same time, he noted.
Hence, police are planning to only open one exit route and temporarily close one of the entrance routes alternately, he said.
"We will apply the one-way system. We will close one of the entry routes and open the other one alternately every one hour. Still, it is situational" he explained.
In implementing the traffic adjustment, he assured that police will coordinate thoroughly with the Transportation Office.
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