Earlier this month, it was reported that construction on the Sarawak section of the Pan Borneo Highway project which is expected to be completed in 2021, was ahead of schedule. Work on the 706 km-long Sabah portion of the highway is also progressing, Bernama reports.
The project, which involves the widening of the existing Federal roads to two-lane dual carriageways and the construction of new coastal road and new expressway/bypass sections, is being implemented according to phases and packages, Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman said.
He said construction of the Sabah portion, which runs from Sindumin to Tawau, involves 35 packages worth RM12.8 billion, with seven packages undergoing construction since April 2016. He added that as of March this year, five of the packages were at the stage of earthworks for building of the road alignment and bridges, while the other two packages were in the process of entering the site.
Musa said the highway, which will be toll free, will serve as a catalyst to stimulate and drive the state’s economic growth. Altogether, the entire project covering Sarawak and Sabah will span a total distance of 2,239 km, and was previously reported to have a ceiling budget of around RM27 billion.
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Amazing… Please keep up the good work… I have driven from menumbok to KK and the roads were horrible… This project is way overdue.. But better late than never..
Too little too late reali…
27,000 millions for upgrading ?
“widening of the existing Federal roads to two-lane dual carriageways and the construction of new coastal road and new expressway/bypass sections”
Projects in east malaysia mark upwards by 30% according to engineers,
it is build using Sarawak/Sabah money/budget also…not from Federal…
Dear paultan..put on some news about kelantan- karak highway as well
Sabah and Sarawak folks deserves to get high speed railways and MRTs too! Free water and free bus services will come in handy to some rural areas as well. All these should come at quickly and not to wait and get added only after each 5 years.
Sarawak heavy industrial park in simalaju don’t even have a lng gas pipeline which are extracted nearby.all lng exported. None for local usage.
If Pan-Borneo highway can be built for free, why couldn’t all other new tolls be the same? Clearly the government is shortchanging the people
Need to appease Sabah & Sarawak Fixed Deposit bro.
Gip them job, u complain.
Dun gip them job, they complain.
But its their home, not urs.
Gov duty is to create jobs kan?
Come election time only is the government’s duty to create jobs issit? The rest of the time then? Nothing? Oh wait the East Malaysians now realise how they’ve been used so have to sandiwara to keep them happy
Bravo, you don’t even know what a govt should be doing. Its people like you voting the wrong dude to manage the country.
Bang, bagilah chance. Pan borneo 27bill cost pon free toll. Takkanla charging us pulak at the rest of the tolls in peninsular .
talked for 40 years of the road condition, and the electricity in east coast still not stable for 40 years..give m a break in this GE talk show..last round also said GST going to use in this that, all no show..
4bilion a yrs bajet in sabah.. still progressing? bruhhhhhhhh.. 1 decade still like that la jln raya lobang sana sni. hehehe