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PWD shifts gear on electric vehicle usage

By Annabell Naja Tommy & Fasiha Khushiri KUCHING: Efforts are being stepped up to achieve the government’s target of electric vehicle usage of at least 50 per cent in the civil service by the year 2025. The Public Works Department, in this instance, is at the forefront of this drive with the first Electric Vehicle […]

Using alternative route after landslide

BELAGA: Residents in Murum are asked to use alternative routes following the Murum-Belaga road getting cut off due to a landslide on Friday. According to Belaga Fire and Rescue Department chief, Helman Main in a statement yesterday,  the landslide which was occurred due to continuous rains happened at about 5pm that day. “Damage to the […]

Mile 6 flyover opens for use

KUCHING: The fast lanes for both directions (Kuching-Serian  and Serian-Kuching) at the Mile 6 flyover here have opened for public road users since 5pm today. According to Public Works Department (PWD) Sarawak in a notice issued today, prior to opening of the lanes, the contractor had continuously worked on in completing the flyover which is […]

Samarahan ‘headache’ going to be cured soon

KUCHING: The swearing-in of Kota Samarahan Municipal Council councillors for a six-month term extension from July 1-Dec 31 started on a happy note, with the Public Works Department (JKR) and its contractor resuming work at the traffic light projects at the roundabouts in the district. “MPKS and Samarahan folk are happy because their long-standing headache—the […]

Ensure projects within schedule, contractors told

SRI AMAN: Contractors and project consultants were told to ensure that construction projects that are being implemented are within schedule. Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) director Richard Tajan said they also must do such without compromising on the quality of work. He said this during a work visit to a project site in Lubok Antu […]

Parking woes at hospital to be resolved soon

PADAWAN: Parking woes at the Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial (RCBM) Hospital here will soon be a thing of the past when a new parking is completed next month. Work on the parking began today and is expected to be completed in the next two to three weeks. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said at […]

Close scrutiny of crash site

SARATOK: Public Works Director (JKR) Richard Tajan conducted a site visit at the Sebangkoi Section, WPC06 of the Pan Borneo Highway (PBH) Sarawak following a fatal accident involving a family of four recently. According to Unit LPB in its Facebook post today, the purpose of the visit was to scrutinise closely the location of the crash, […]

JKR told to quickly resolve Mile 6 and 7 flyovers delay

KUCHING: The Public Works Department (JKR) has been urged to resolve the delay in completing the 6th Mile and 7th Mile flyovers. “If any issue or delay arises, it is incumbent for JKR to engage with the contractors to explore alternate ways to ensure this project is completed in a timely manner,” Michael Kong, the special assistant […]

Company offers bitumen support to JKR

KUCHING: Borneo Asphalt Sdn Bhd (BASB) wishes to inform that they are willing to support JKR contractors on any shortfall of bitumen supply. “The objective of setting up BASB, which commenced operations in January 2021, was to ensure uninterrupted supplies of bitumen for road construction in Sarawak, particularly the Pan Borneo Highway and we are […]