BINTULU: A truck terminal will be built in Bintulu, according to Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin.
According to him, his ministry and the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) have identified a suitable site for the project, which is located near the Bintulu Airport along Jalan Bintulu – Sibu.
He said the proposal to build the truck terminal was made because Bintulu is an important industrial area in the region.
“Bintulu is an industrial area. Therefore, I think we need to have a suitable and complete transportation hub because transportation is an important aspect of industrial development,” he said after visiting the proposed site for the terminal, yesterday.
According to Lee, the truck terminal project is also one of his ministry’s efforts to improve the transportation and logistics system in the state.
He believes that this project will bring new opportunities to trucking associations and operators, as well as contribute to the development of the trucking industry in Sarawak.
Tanjong Batu assemblyman Johnny Pang Leong Ming and the president of the Sarawak Trucking Association cum chairman of the United Trucking Business Association Bintulu Division, Ling Kah Kiong, also visited the proposed site for the construction of the truck terminal together with Lee.
