The works ministry is hoping for a bigger budget allocation from the government when Budget 2020 is tabled in parliament on October 11. It says the funds are sorely needed to upgrade federal roads, as Bernama reports.
According to deputy works minister Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir, there have been many complaints about the quality of federal roads, but these have not been addressed due to budget constraints. “So, (hopefully, there will be) increased budget, more than last year, because federal roads, highways, and bridges, people use every day, every hour, and they need to be upgraded,” he said.
Mohd Anuar said the additional funding will ensure that states with long federal roads, such as Pahang, Kedah and Perak, will see much needed road repairs and upgrades. “For instance, in Pahang, there are long federal roads and they are not in good condition, so they must be given priority,” he said.
A year ago, prior to Budget 2019, works minister Baru Bian said that while the yearly cost for maintaining federal roads was around RM2 billion, the ministry only received between RM600 million and RM800 million a year. He said the allocation for maintenance had to be increased.
“It is important to make road maintenance a priority as it is related to safety for the users,” he said. He added that according to the ministry’s officers and experts, federal roads needed to be resurfaced every seven years, but this practice had yet to be carried out.
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Isn’t the road tax we pay suppose to also go towards this? Then we pay road tax for what? Then gotta pay toll some more!!
Kapchai the best. Road tax zero, toll zero, insurance pun buat dunno. Just isi minyak dan jalan.
U pay roadtax to JKR or JPJ?
U pay roadtax to JPJ. But JKR used the public hot tar+bitumen to upgrade Datuk factory carpark and Banglo car porch…. for free.
road tax and income tax mainly used to support the overbloated civil service we have of 1.6 million people. The highest in the world.
Our P1 CEO Dr Li Chun rong can teach them to work
That 1.6mil servants is mainly to keep you safe, keep you healthy, and keep you from harm of fire or criminals. You want to remove them no problem, but you better have backup plan because in those situations, snowflake idiots like you are the easiest meat when the crunch comes. Don’t go regretting and peeing in your pants when it comes.
I say remove them servants, I wanna see how this wanker bleeds.
I say giv more love them servants, giv job training and higher elaun. Even them who IT illiterate and dunno how to forward email
Oh you can bet this joker will cry and wet himself before he even bleed.
There is a reason why Selangor is known as pothole state after 10 years of PH rule. Selangor was once the most prosperous state but now…..what has changed back then? PH.
Just curious, anyone here willing to pay more for unsubsidized petrol but have good quality road? I know I would.
But first gotta aligned our roadtax to bil api bulanan. and not how big our enjin cc.
Road tax should be based on weight of car + emission. I just don’t see why a 30 year old carburetor 1.3L old car can pay less than a modern 2L engine, no way the old engine is less polluting than new things.
Don’t say it’s about subsidizing the poor either. If you really want to help, subsidize education so they don’t stuck being poor.
how about pay no subsidize petrol and still having trunk road full with pothole???
Easy to ask for more money, even small kid know how to do it. But wait, isn’t this gomen told us they have no money?
Those Highly paid Senior govt engineers more preferred sitting in their aircond ofis, surfing fesbuk… then turun padang, make inspection on road condition. And got all sweaty dusty & dirty, like their bangla workers. So much for experienced Engineer, fully sponsored uni degree by bn gahmen.
Ok what. Soon roads will be obsolete thanks to our premier dementic told us we will have flying cars soon.
Based on work culture and local pipu mindset from past 60 years. Our brilliant Pegawai2 town planning, today JKR repair and patch up. Tomoro TNB korek and do uneven patch up. Next day, Telekom korek…and then its Jabatan Air turn. Pastu…. Majlis Perbandaran korek and then its MRT and some other contractors.
I guess we must send our brilliant Pegawai2 town planning to many more overseas Lawatan kerja dan belajar to improve road repair and hapgred
Actually there is a spec to resurface whenever someone ‘korek’ for whatever reason. All this while they got away by resurfacing the ‘korek’ area only when its actually the whole road for certain type of ‘korek’.
correcto bro. Tidak ape laa, janji duit keje subcon kite masok. rilek ye, jom hisap rokok luu.
@Ghani , No need for lawatan sambil belajar. Just terminate them all on the pretext of incompetence. After seeing a few top heads rolled, the remaining will work their asses off to ensure their jobs are secured…
till they paid off the jurutera JKR who inspect.
+less corruption (minimise markup) + all strictly must follow sop + better communication between agencies + less “not my problem” mindset
Build the road with right spec and quality at the first time so less repair needed next time. PH says no more corruption so all roads should be perfect. Go to thailand and learn. Even rural roads there are smoother than our highway.
See the outstation highways. Decent quality (but sometimes they use concrete) but toll free. Only outstation toll highway is the Bangkok – Pattaya
Things are not really what we thought. Corruption aside, building a road is not as simple of flattening the surface and laying down the crusher run then tarmac according to spec.
Even a road built to spec wont last long if the foundation is not suitable. LPT is a good example.
Even built to spec, all road still require regular maintenance. Ours are badly maintained….or to be exact almost no maintenance.
Cannot la. Sultan company won’t bother.
Too bad. Your budget for roads have gone to 3rd National Car Project in the form of tax incentives. More cars will roll out and do expect MORE HOLES on the road and also the govt’s pocket!!! LOL
Just wait until before GE
plenty of money spent on speed humps, Taman Desa better known as Taman speed bump, one 2km stretch have 11. Going uphill also have speed bump, contractor most happy.
Plenty of potholes as well….great job
road line(surface marking that divides) also no budget to repaint now Msian still hope Gov to patch pot holes?????
so many road surface markings faded away….. duno where budget allocations went???
Allocation is another issue but the govt need to inculcate new and efficient method in repairing/resurfacing any potholes. The current method is outdated and mostly ended up few days where the potholes being damaged again.
Please review all resurfacing /repairing potholes method and awarded to qualified firm and not any Tom, Dick and Harry from yesteryear.
Sohai ministers sohai brains come out with sohai policies… so damn 7 sohai
Tuan Baru Bian, u know that 600-800mil not enough but did u try to justify the sum u need?
When you fail to do that, just leave it and used whatever u got? Shouldnt u be able to spend less on other things amd used the cost saving for road surfacing….Oh shoot, what am i talking abt…this is the gomen working not some efficient private sector.
JKR Zero Pothole policy has fail to comply at after 20th century until todate.
Minister Baru Bian TIDO – 2020 Malaysia’s road.
1. Uneven road surface/ bumpy everywhere-
Massive damage to vehicle’s drive-trains, and heavy repair cost, if possible please sue them after 20years.
and you see bloated tire left on the roadside (port klang) just cant wait to see loading lorries terbalik.
2. Potholes- number 1 motorcyclist Killer / GOJEK finger cross.
Source:
1. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/05/10/potholes-kill-ngo-takes-petaling-jaya-city-council-to-task-for-death/
2.
https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/107648
INCREASE ROAD TAX FOR FUEL GUZZLER. Every year, raise the efficiency threshold, so you will never hàve short supply of non efficient vehicles.