...The savings from the cost rationalisation of the Pan Borneo Highway (PBH) project will allow the federal government to plan for even more projects, including a Trans-Borneo Highway connecting Sabah and Sarawak to Eastern Kalimantan, where the new Indonesian capital will be located.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the savings from the ongoing cost rationalisation to date is RM1.2 billion, reducing the project cost to RM29 billion.

Saying this in his 2020 Budget speech, he also reiterated the federal government’s commitment to complete the Pan Borneo Highway project, which is an important catalyst to economic growth in Sabah and Sarawak.

“What is saved now will allow us to plan for even more projects to spur economic growth, including in Sabah and Sarawak, such as the 165 kilometre-long Trans-Borneo Highway connecting Sabah and Sarawak to Eastern Kalimantan.

“An important component of this project is the package worth RM600 million for the 40km Jalan Kalabakan-Serudong and the construction of the Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Security Complex (CIQS) and government housing quarters,” he said.

The federal government through Works Ministry is taking over the PBH from the project delivery partners Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU) in Sarawak and Pan Borneo Highway PDP Sdn Bhd in Sabah.

For the Sarawak stretch of the PBH, the date of the handover of the project to Sarawak Public Works Department is February 2020. In Sabah, it was handed over to the state government to ensure a smoother process and cost savings not long after the PDP contract was terminated in April.

The PBH project in Sarawak is said to involve construction of the 1,077km stretch of the highway to be completed through 11 works packages (WPCs).

Other than the road works, this massive infrastructure project said to be worth RM16.12 billion also involves the construction of 115 bridges and 25 interchanges to provide seamless travel along the highway.

On a related matter, Lim also said another major developmental priority is on rural roads with a total allocation of RM1 billion throughout Malaysia, primarily targeted at Sabah and Sarawak.

“Rural road projects in Sabah amount to RM326 million and Sarawak amounts to RM224 million and will benefit the 145,000 rural population,” he said.

...Beaufort Member of Parliament Datuk Azizah Dun is pleased by Sabah’s allocations, saying that the Budget had placed much focus on development in the state, especially in rural areas.

She also commended the government's efforts to go ahead with the Pan Borneo Highway project, at a cost of RM29 billion, whilst saving RM1.2 billion.

this is also the reason naim fly high

pan borneo highway quality are still shit no matter what just like rest of road quality in Sabah/Sarawak.

those ppl in charge here, they will always find a way to songlap

u know the huge road quality difference when u drive thru brunei border, their road quality so good and flat

driving car on roads in sarawak are like riding horse

Abang macam compare Singapore and johor

Sabah leaders mixed reaction from pbs only?
party tak guna

they just wanna criticise for the sake of being seen they are doing something

pan borneo highway quality are still shit no matter what just like rest of road quality in Sabah/Sarawak.

those ppl in charge here, they will always find a way to songlap

u know the huge road quality difference when u drive thru brunei border, their road quality so good and flat

driving car on roads in sarawak are like riding horse

They hope PH failed, so that have someone to blame and have songlapfest again.

That new highway? Too bad, thought one day want to jalan2 explore sarawak by car..
You guys should import malayan engineers.. opps too bad, your law doesnt permit that..

did i do something wrong?