Deputy minister urges public to avoid trespassing on yet-to-open Pan Borneo Highway
BETONG: Mohamad Razi Sitam has warned individuals against trespassing on the yet-to-be-opened Pan Borneo Highway route, stressing the importance of prioritising safety for themselves and other road users. The Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development highlighted that when a route is not yet opened, it indicates that certain components are still incomplete […]
June 4 congestion due to accident, high traffic volume
KUCHING: Sarawak Public Works Department (PWD) said it had taken note of public complaints regarding the traffic confusion at the Tamin section of Selangau flyover of the Pan Borneo Highway. After investigations had been conducted, it said the congestion on June 4 was caused by a fatal accident which occurred along the highway and compounded […]
Saratok needs a flyover to alleviate congestion: Friday
THE Saratok junction needs a flyover to alleviate the increasing traffic volume after the completion of the Pan Borneo Highway. Krian assemblyman Friday Belik said the completion of the Pan Borneo Highway has brought the promise of improved transportation, reducing travel distances and time. “However, with this development comes the inevitable increase in traffic volume, […]
Lane closes temporarily for rectification work
KUCHING: A Pan Borneo Highway lane along Jalan Kuching-Bau is closed temporarily due to rectification work for permanent water pipe crossing. Pan Borneo Highway Branch (PBHB) of Sarawak Public Works Department (PWD), in a statement released at its Facebook post, said that the affected three areas were Simpang Musi, Kampung Sg Pinang and Jambatan Moyan. […]
Cruising the Pan-Borneo Highway
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. – Calvin Coolidge, US 30th President This week, I had the opportunity to experience the Pan-Borneo Highway firsthand from the northern to the central regions of Sarawak. No, it is not fully completed (yet) – and no, […]
State to work with Brunei on Pan Borneo highway
KUCHING: Sarawak will collaborate with Brunei Darussalam on the continuation of the Pan Borneo highway project, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said today. “We told them that we will continue the project which is connected to our coastal road within northern Sarawak. “We also briefed them during a recent visit by a […]
Lorry attendant killed in Jln Pan Borneo collision
SELANGAU: A lorry attendant died from severe injuries following a two-lorry collision along Jalan Pan Borneo here, this morning. The accident involving a fertilizer-laden lorry and a cement-laden lorry occurred near SK Sungai Sepiring around 6.20 am. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from the Selangau station were despatched to […]
Jakar section undergoes two-month temporary closure
SARIKEI: It has been explained that the closure of the Pan Borneo Highway in the Jakar section here is only temporary, for two months. A news report from Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS) quoted it as saying, the closure aims to guarantee the safety of road users as the work to put of sewers and […]
Serian-Pantu overhead pedestrian bridge installed
KUCHING: The first of eight overhead pedestrian bridges along the Serian-Pantu stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway near Balai Ringin was successfully installed by the contractor on Wednesday (Jan 11). The Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS) reported that the 43-metre steel truss-type bridge weighing 46 tons is expected to be opened to the public within […]
Ministry gives nod to Government Technical Department
KUCHING: The Ministry of Works has welcomed the announcement of Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) and Sabah’s JKR being recognised as the Government Technical Department. Its minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said that with such a recognition, JKR in Sarawak and Sabah had been given the power to administer federal development projects that are […]
