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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 […]

Retendered RM65 mln road project to be ready in 30 months

MATU: The RM65 million 16-km road construction project from Passin to Matu will be retendered. Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad said in a news report by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) that the project had to be retendered due to the failure of the contractor to commence the project. “The re-implementation of the project will take […]

Trees along Jalan Sultan Tengah, Santubong cut for road widening work

KUCHING: The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) is cutting trees along Jalan Sultan Tengah in the area of Sg Lumut, Santubong here. A total of 53 trees had been cut since June 8, and work is underway to remove the leftovers. In a statement, DBKU informed that the work was carried out by Pemaju Daya […]

Don’t hold up road project with blockades

KUCHING: Blockades are not the answer to land claims or disputes over the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) project.  Selangau MP Baru Bian who made this clear said such courses of action would only disrupt and delay the completion of the project. He said any such disputes should instead be referred to the courts or arbitrators. […]

201 out of 608 approved IRSDA projects done

KUCHING: As of the second quarter of 2022, out of 608 projects approved under Integrated Regional Samarahan Development Agency (IRSDA), 201 projects have been completed while 86 are being implemented and 200 projects are under planning. The IRSDA steering committee Chairman who is also the Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performance Arts Datuk Seri […]

Three-day tour of Pan Borneo Highway begins

KUCHING: The Works Ministry and its media friends have embarked on a three-day journey across the full stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway as part of its nationwide FTRoadpedia Tour. The flagging off of the participants was officiated by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at a renowned hotel here this morning. The delegation […]

RM130 million to provide better road connectivity

MATU: The Sarawak government has approved an allocation of RM130 million for the construction of a road from Igan to Sibu. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the project will provide connectivity and shorten travel for those from Matu to Sibu. “Besides that, the road will not only benefit the surrounding […]

Katibas folk to benefit from bridge, road projects

KUCHING: Katibas residents are poised to benefit from further development following the government’s allocation of RM105 million for the construction of the Katibas-Bangkit Bridge and a road to Sungai Bangkit. A grateful Katibas assemblyman Lidam Assan thanked Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for the allocation. “On behalf of the people of Katibas, I […]

Pan Borneo Highway: Year-end completion on track

KUCHING: Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak in now 82 per cent complete. He said four packages of the project namely in Telok Melano-Sematan, Nyabau intersection, Serian to Balai Ringin and Julau have already been completed. “We hope all of the packages will be completed […]

Mile 10 flyover now open to traffic

KUCHING: One of the four flyovers in the Kuching-Serian Road, namely the Mile 10 flyover, in now open to motorists. Senior Works Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said road users could now drive seamlessly along the roads within Kuching to Padawan and Siburan. “I want to thank the road users who have been patient going […]