Curved Nine

Indonesian tourist paradise of the world,, For the people of Riau and West Sumatra, Nine Curved road name was no stranger. Curved street called Nine, because it has a bend (flexure Minang language synonymous turn) to the left and right as much as nine bends. When viewed from above, a zig zag turns. Curved Nine built by the Dutch since 1908-1914.
Any vehicles that travel the route Pekanbaru - Padang, would be passed Curved Nine. This path is the closest to connect the two cities is approximately 350 km of this. While Nine Curved itself is located at a distance of 180 km from Pekanbaru direction, which was situated at the sidelines berbukitan.
Contortion contortion-owned Curved Nine makes it more interesting place to be enjoyed. Enjoy the view around the turn nine this can be done from the road section at the top.
On top of this branch there is a wide enough road waist. There you can stand to see the full form of Turn Nine.
Still the narrowness of roads, not surprising at certain times there is traffic jam. For example, every season will definitely happen Lebaran traffic congestion around the Nine Curved roads. Every traffic jam, vehicles can be detained for hours.
To tackle the problem, now under construction flyover in the area. The feasibility study Curved Nine construction flyover was completed last year by swallowing fund about Rp 2.2 billion. And now construction is underway.
The existence of this flyover will facilitate the flow around it. Elevated road built along the 4.5 miles that will be passed by at 80 miles per hour. So no need anymore vehicles crept in Nine Curved roads are narrow.
However, despite the elevated roads have been built, it does not mean the function Curved Nine will be eliminated. Curved road section nine remain turned on, especially for tourists. Because after all the historical and keelokkan Curved Nine can not be ignored.
That's why some people fear that the Curved Nine will stay the name, it will not happen. In fact, in the presence of elevated roads, the sustainable Curved Nine will be able to continue to happen.