Phase one of Sabah Pan Borneo highway 71% complete, says Nanta

• Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the highway project also has a new work package, making it a total of 16 work packages involving the route from Serusop to Pituru, which is expected to start construction in the first quarter of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): Phase one of the Sabah Pan Borneo highway project involving 15 work packages with an estimated total distance of 706 kilometres (km) has achieved 71% progress as of December last year, and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025.

Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi (pictured) said the highway project also has a new work package, making it a total of 16 work packages involving the route from Serusop to Pituru, which is expected to start construction in the first quarter of this year.

“As for the 786km Sarawak Pan Borneo highway project, the progress status for the 11 work packages from Telok Melano to Miri until December 2022 is 91% complete and is expected to be fully completed in the third quarter of this year,” he said.

He said this in his speech at the New Year’s address and the joint monthly assembly of the minister of public works for the month of January, here on Tuesday (Jan 10).

Meanwhile, Nanta informed that the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) phase one project involving a 77km stretch from Bandar Lawas to the Long Lopeng intersection, is currently under construction with a 53-month contract period starting on Aug 9, 2021, and is expected to be completed on Jan 8, 2026.

SSLR is a road project that will connect Sarawak and Sabah without going through Brunei.

“The government’s commitment is in ensuring that the well-being and prosperity of the people continue to be prioritised, while the national economic growth agenda continues to be strengthened and given support in the current economic recovery and growth phase,” he said.