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KUALA LUMPUR: MMC Corp Bhd and its joint venture (JV) partner Mudajaya Group Bhd are believed to be the front runner for the central spine road project that stretches from Kota Baru in Kelantan to Simpang Pelangi in Bentong, Pahang.

The project is estimated to cost RM8 billion based on earlier reports, which quoted former Works Minister Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor.

According to a source, the MMC-Mudajaya JV intends to undertake the construction of the entire 465.3km central spine project and has submitted a proposal which is being studied by the authorities.

The project is divided into several packages. They are the Kota Baru-Kuala Krai, Kuala Krai-Sg Lakit Bridge, Sg Lakit Bridge-Gua Musang, Gua Musang- Kg Relong, Kg Relong-Raub, Raub-Bentong and Karak-Simpang Pelangi routes.

The project involves the building of new roads and upgrading of the existing two-lane roads into a four-lane motorway.

The tender for the first stretch of the project from Kota Baru to Kuala Krai in Kelantan was closed recently. It was reported that the Kota Baru-Kuala Krai portion is estimated to cost between RM1.2 billion and RM1.6 billion. It is understood that only this stretch will be subject to toll out of the 465.3km road as substantial volume of traffic is expected to pass through here, which is commercially viable.

The source said MMC-Mudajaya has proposed to undertake the construction of this stretch on a build-operate-transfer basis, in which the revenue derived will be used to finance the next phase of the project linking Kuala Krai to Karak.

“The Kuala Krai to Karak stretch is not feasible to be a tolled road as motorists will find alternative routes instead,” said an industry observer. The Gua Musang-Kg Relong and Kuala Krai-Karak portions are currently under construction.

The source said construction of the last stretch of the spine road that links Karak to Simpang Pelangi will only commence after the Kuala Krai to Karak portion is completed.

The central spine project has been in the government’s road programme since the 9th Malaysian Plan in 2009. It has also been identified as one of the key projects under the East Coast Economic Region master plan that will strengthen the North-South subcorridor.

Some of the benefits are improving accessibility to and from the more remote areas in central Kelantan and Pahang, and between Bentong and the south of Selangor and the Klang Valley. When completed, the central spine project will reduce travel time by half compared with eight hours currently from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Baru. The project marks the first partnership between MMC and Mudajaya, both seasoned players in the construction industry....


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on October 11, 2013

kelantan who will go..ppl go haadyai loh..so build direct to haadyai much better

Kelantan section will be tolled. Later Jalan Gerik-Jeli will be jammed.

Btw its Simpang Pelangai la.

nanti semua lari ikut Gua Musang - Dabong - Jeli - Pasir Mas / Tumpat --> Kota Bharu route....

Finally....


So how long will it takes from now to finish... 10 years ?

Dabong will be packed after this. But prefer use PLUS exit Kuala Kangsar-Pgkalan Hulu-Gerik-Jeli.

it shall be soon... its tolled bah

Mat said is building road to connect besut to gua musang.... Can escape toll already.

bila start bina?

Part of the Central Spine Road upgrade already in progress, but 1 thing I agree, this took so so long time.

i dont mind paying if its safer and faster

It has been years since i last used gua musang route... Heard some portion already finished.

KL-Kota Bharu in 4 hours.

bgs la ada highway nie... baru la ada ekonomi skit masuk kelantan....

Wow once this and lpt completed

Kb to kl 4 hrs

Kb to ktn also 4 hrs

But need to wait for another 10 yrs atleast

Depending on who won the contract. If rm2 company then expect 10-15 years. If established company then 5-8years from contract award.

110km/h? If not it is a stupid highway.

I don't think it is same as PLUS. When they say upgrade to dual carriageway, expect something like Lebuh AMJ in Malacca or the Changlun-Perlis highway.

110km/h is pretty safe these days, why these people never update.

I am also confused, I try to look at this map first.