Kerobokan Trial Car-Free Day Plants 200 Trees on Jalan Teuku Umar Barat
Kerobokan trialled Badung’s first car-free day on 30 August 2026, closing part of Jalan Teuku Umar Barat for three hours while planting 200 tree saplings and offering health checks and space for local vendors.
By Pandi Muktar
Editor: Mursyid Sonsang
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Kerobokan — — A trial “Badung First Car Free Day” turned part of Jalan Teuku Umar Barat into a three-hour pedestrian zone on Sunday, 30 August 2026, with local authorities also planting 200 tree saplings along the Kerobokan corridor, according to reports from Tribun Bali and Gatra Bali.
Traditional Kerobokan leaders and Badung Regency officials framed the initiative as an effort to expand green public space and improve urban liveability in North Kuta.
The car-free day was organised in partnership with the regency’s Environmental and Sanitation Agency (Dinas Lingkungan Hidup dan Kebersihan, DLHK) and the community health centre Puskesmas I Kuta Utara.
First Badung car-free day trial
Local media describe the event as the first trial of the Badung First Car Free Day programme, centred on a stretch of Jalan Teuku Umar Barat in Kerobokan Kelod, North Kuta.
The vehicle-free period ran from 06:00 to 09:00 WITA, creating a temporary public space for walking, exercise and community activities.
Reports from the scene say the closed section was just under one kilometre in length.
According to a Bali-based news and information site summarising the event, this was the first time Badung Regency had implemented the “Badung First Car Free Day” format on this corridor.
Tree planting and public services
DLHK Badung used the closure to carry out a greening programme, planting 200 tree saplings along the car-free stretch of Jalan Teuku Umar Barat.
Gatra Bali notes that the planting formed part of efforts to enlarge green open space in the regency.
At the same time, Puskesmas I Kuta Utara offered free health checks to members of the public attending the car-free day.
Local small businesses were permitted to trade on the closed road, adding a commercial and social dimension to the environmental and health-focused activities.
Traffic management and follow-up
Detik Bali reports that, during the trial, traffic from Denpasar toward Badung was diverted via Jalan Persada and Jalan Tangkuban Perahu, with the car-free route running between the Bali Kiddy School area and the Tangkuban Perahu traffic light.
The same outlet notes that the initial implementation slightly shortened the closure, with the car-free period described as running from 06:00 to 08:00 WITA on that segment.
Tribun Bali and Gatra Bali both quote Badung Regent I Wayan Adi Arnawa as saying the closure was an early-stage trial and that the regency plans to continue evaluating and improving the visual quality of Jalan Teuku Umar Barat up to the Petitenget junction.
Separate coverage from Detik Bali and TV One News describes how, after inspecting the car-free day, the regent ordered the removal of three illegal structures on the Jalan Teuku Umar Barat pavement, with Satpol PP and DLHK later dismantling them to restore pedestrian space.
Event details
- Date: Sunday, 30 August 2026.
- Location: Jalan Teuku Umar Barat, Kerobokan Kelod, North Kuta, Badung Regency.
- Road closure length: just under one kilometre.
- Closure time: approximately 06:00–09:00 WITA, with some reports specifying 06:00–08:00 WITA for the diverted traffic segment.
- Trees planted: 200 saplings, as part of a DLHK greening programme along the corridor.
- Additional services: free health checks by Puskesmas I Kuta Utara and space for local vendors on the pedestrianised road.
Car-free days in Indonesia
Car-free days in Indonesia are widely used by city and regency governments as a way to reduce dependence on motor vehicles for a limited period and to promote environmental awareness, outdoor exercise and community activities.
The Kerobokan event applies this national practice to a key urban corridor in Badung, combining temporary traffic restrictions with tree planting, health services and small-business participation as part of broader plans to improve the Jalan Teuku Umar Barat–Petitenget axis.
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