KUCHING: The Sarawak government is working to find a comprehensive solution to the problem of the dilapidated bridge in Kampung Kudei Dunggun.
Political secretary to the Premier, Abdul Samat Gany, said a new bridge was in the pipelines with its allocation being approved by Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki.
“Due to the plight of the community in the area, a decision was made to allocate funds for the construction of a new bridge to replace the existing bridge.
“Due to the high cost of the new bridge, the construction has been divided into four packages – A, B, C and D. The construction will start in Jan 2023,” he told the media here on Monday (Dec 19).
He said packages A and B had been designed and evaluated by the Public Works Department (JKR). These packages (A and B) would be 200m in length.
He added that packages C and D would be implemented after the completion of packages A and B with its length estimated to be 150m.
Abdul Samat said a site visit was conducted to assess the situation in the area and obtain feedback in August by officers from the Satok Service Centre along with several community leaders.
This was after a community representative had suggested for the construction of a new bridge to the service centre.
“We seek to provide a total solution to the matter – not only on a piecemeal basis. This is not merely supplying a few pieces of wood planks to resolve the issue,” he said.
“With the completion of the new bridge, it definitely will provide comfort to the local residents. PBB Satok hopes that the local community will give their cooperation during the construction period.”
Also present at the press conference were Satok PBB assistant secretary Azmi Hipni and Satok PBB exco Zaidi Sirat.
