The tabling of the thirteenth Malaysia Plan, or Rancangan Malaysia Ketiga Belas (RMK13) by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament as we speak has revealed plans for the upgrading of highways and roads nationwide, as a part of the federal government’s plan and price range for the following 5 years till 2030.
Upgrading works shall be carried out on quite a lot of highways, together with the PLUS freeway for the Senai Utara – Machap stretch in Johor, and the Juru – Sungai Dua stretch in Pulau Pinang, in addition to the development of the Lebuhraya Lingkaran Tengah Utama (Central Backbone Highway) in Pahang and Kelantan.
Roads in rural areas may also be given consideration, with the upgrading and building of two,800 km of rural roads to be carried out as a part of the thirteenth Malaysia Plan. This may embrace the principle route from Nanga Serau to Nanga Seranau in Kapit, Sarawak, the route from the Sungai Air Tawar bridge to Hutan Melintang in Bagan Datuk, Perak, in addition to in Pos Sinderut in Lipis, Pahang.
In the meantime, RMK13 additionally sees the inclusion of the road-to-rail initiative that’s geared toward shifting rail use for cargo from 6% to 13%, whereas on the identical time aiming to scale back the danger of highway accidents involving highway freight.
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