The works ministry has announced that a by-pass around the town of Raub on the Central Spine Road (CSR) is set to be opened on June 25. The by-pass is part of the overall road alignment in CSR Package 5B. It is also part of the road alignment under CSR Package 5A through the interchange exit near University of Technology Mara (UiTM) in Raub.
Deputy works minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad said that the by-pass, which is expected to ease traffic congestion during the upcoming Hari Raya Aidiladha festive period, was completed well ahead of schedule.
“Construction work was expected to be completed by the end of this year, but I instructed the public works department to get the contractor to complete it before Aidiladha. This is because more than 500,000 vehicles will pass through the route, especially residents from Kelantan this coming Hari Raya,” he said.
He added that the 17 km section of the highway was expected to save users 40 minutes of travel time, as they would no longer need to go through Raub as part of their journey. “Although the highway is not fully completed, we hope the opening of this exit will benefit users especially those travelling to the East Coast,” he said.
Abdul Rahman said that another section near the highway would be opened in September, near the exit of the Raub industrial area intersection, Bernama reports.
The construction of the CSR, or Federal Route 43, from Kuala Krai, Kelantan to Kuala Pilah in Negeri Sembilan will cover a route of around 340 km in total. Being developed at a cost of RM7.3 billion, it will be fully completed in 2026. The project involves six packages, with four of them covering more than 200 km in Pahang.
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OMG finally…. Going through Raub is so frustrating if you are heading to Kelantan… It clearly cannot handle any load during weekends let alone festives holidays… Those who go up north will understand…
good job…. this will increase voters from kelantan and pahang.
LOL the road is not for the students lah. You should come to Raub and see how the current road flooded with cars especially during holidays. This highway will definitely help those who going to east Malaysia when 100% complete. For now, at least it can help to reduce traffic as people no longer need to go through Bandar Bentong and able to avoid Bandar Raub if cars use the exit and proceed to the Sempalit junction.
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I think you are a racist.
Waiting for it to connect to Pelangai, which was told being delayed during WKS time!
yes, our office has 2 UITM grads hired. We regret it.
They lack the knowledge (albeit being raduates) to do their jobs. Everything we need to hand hold them and guide them as if they are primary school childrens.
May i know the name of your office so we may take the necessary action to rectify the problem.
we could rectify the problem by shutting down uitm as its obviously failed to produce competent workers. as proven by numerous comments here.
Please refrain from making racist comments. If you have nothing else to comment, just keep quiet.
well, im a malay and malaysia uni grads, but do agree with you about uitm grads. universiti ini tolong melayu. the requirement to admit to uitm very low, anyone with average result can enter. fee is low but easy to get scholarship because good result or get full ptptn. then, lecturers always help the student to get good result aka always suap. same as mrsm. so, dont suprise if all uitm grads have very good cgpa, deans list, etc. they will get good high position job especially in government such as magistrate, ministry, etc. this is the fact. if you go to JPA interview they will choose good cgpa first. but dont trust me 100%, you can go to any gov department and see anyone with high position education background. but in private sector, GLC, nobody wants uitm grads, except use kabel or they are really excellent in doing their job. must be extraordinary.
When road ends in kuala pilah, no more highway? Just kampung road?
Stupid comment brain dead
Apparently, you have no idea what you are talking about. The CSR has nothing to do with UITM, it just happened to be near Raub’s exit.