News about highway

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Works Minister Baru Bian is not aware of a new plan for the government’s takeover of 15 highways.

KUALA SELANGOR (Aug 8): Works Minister Baru Bian said today that the government's highway toll study has been completed and that the Cabinet will decide on the matter by this month.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd has bagged a RM27.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): The first phase of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak is 45% complete, slightly ahead of the scheduled completion rate of 43%, said Works Minister Datuk Baru Bian.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng says today the government plans to implement the highway congestion charge on Jan 1, 2020 if the Cabinet approves the move.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): The government is still reviewing the completion date for the Sabah section of Pan Borneo Highway.

PETALING JAYA (July 8): The proposed acquisition of four toll concessionaires will save billions of ringgit for taxpayers and highway users, while providing shareholders of the toll concessionaires a limited but reasonable return on their investment to ensure the stability of the fragile financial markets The finance minister issued two separate statements on June 22 and 26,  2019 to explain the benefits and rationale of the proposed offer to acquire four highway concessionaires (LDP, SPRINT, Kesas and SMART) by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Construction of the 415km Sabah-Sarawak Link Road project beginning next year will not affect Phase 2 of the Pan-Borneo Highway along similar route, says Works Minister Baru Bian.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): MMC Corp Bhd announced today that the Borneo Highway PDP Sdn Bhd (BHP) had on April 22 received a notification from the government to terminate the project delivery partner (PDP) agreement for the Sabah portion of the Pan Borneo Highway.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): The government will tender out three additional work packages under the Sabah portion of the Pan Borneo Highway (pictured) project “in the near future”, according to the works ministry.