Ease traffic congestion
LO Khere Chiang (SUPP-Batu Kitang) has asked the state government to implement a people-centric project to effectively tackle the growing traffic demands and alleviate traffic congestion at the alternative route from Kota Sentosa CBD to the Kuching International Airport (KIA). He said rapid development and population increase around Kota Sentosa had brought about a huge […]
Check first before criticising
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chief Chong Chieng Jen’s criticism on the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway and 7th Mile flyover causing traffic congestion at 7th Mile Bazaar is misleading. Padawan Municipal Council (PMC) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said this in response to a press statement by Chong recently. Earlier, Chong said that […]
A bridge to more progress
KUCHING: The people of Kampung Bintangor Ragup are very glad that Sungai Bintangor Bridge at Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol is being upgraded. The project which started at the end of last year will improve traffic flow and serve as an alternative route for many people in and around the area. Many of the residents are […]
Traffic congestion set to improve
JALAN SEMERAH PADI-JALAN DEPO KUCHING: The traffic congestion at a roundabout near Jalan Semerah Padi and Jalan Depo here is set to improve as Jalan Tan Sri Abang Ikhwan will be upgraded into a dual carriageway, said Samariang assemblywoman Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. Speaking to the press after performing the earth-breaking ceremony at the […]
Ops Lancar to ensure smoother traffic flow
KUCHING: Sarawak police launched a five-day operation on July 28 to ensure smooth traffic flows during Hari Raya Aidiladha which is celebrated tomorrow (July 31). State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the operation, codenamed Ops Lancar, would concentrate on 23 hotspots to deal with an influx of vehicles, especially […]
Students to benefit from free bus service
KUCHING: Apart from being able to help reduce traffic congestion, especially within school compounds and surrounding roads, the free school bus programme which was launched yesterday, will definitely benefit students and their parents as well as school van and bus drivers. Moreover, parents also no longer have to worry about the whereabouts of their children […]
Major problems over by 2022
KUCHING: Major problems in Kota Samarahan will be substantially solved by 2022, said Kota Samarahan municipal council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He stated that it was certainly a great relief that some of the big ‘headaches’ such as serious traffic and water problems were being gradually sorted out and solved. “By 2022, I think […]
Council doing its best to solve Kota Samarahan traffic jam
MPKS to solve traffic jam KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) will continue to reach out to the Ministry of Transport and Public Works Department (JKR) regarding the traffic congestion in Kota Samarahan. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the council had been at the receiving end of daily and endless public complaints and scorn–“which […]
Public Transport committee in every division
SIBU: The Sarawak Transport Ministry will be setting up a Public Transport committee in every division with the main task of studying how to reduce traffic congestion in towns and cities in the state. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin told the press after meeting with bus company operators here yesterday that the committee would […]
Flyover will alleviate traffic congestion
KUCHING: The construction of a flyover from the roundabout near Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) to Stutong would greatly alleviate the severe traffic congestion in Samarahan. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos believes that a flyover would solve 80 percent of traffic woes in the area. “This is because a lot of the […]
