Why PLUS not enough?







As of July 2024, the population of Selangor was estimated at approximately 7.4 million.


Selangor is Malaysia's most populous state, as well as the state with the largest economy in terms of gross domestic product.



















Lebuh Raya WCE Banting - Gelang Patah bakal rancakkan ekonomi
October 25, 2024



JOHOR BAHRU: Pelaksanaan Projek Lebuh Raya West Coast Expressway (WCE) dari Banting, Selangor ke Gelang Patah, Johor bakal menyokong pertumbuhan ekonomi negeri ini khususnya di kawasan Zon Perdagangan Bebas (FCZ).

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelaburan, Perdagangan, Hal Ehwal Pengguna dan Sumber Manusia Johor Lee Ting Han, berkata antara inisiatif ekonomi yang bakal menerima kesan positif langsung daripada pembinaan lebuh raya ini adalah Zon Ekonomi Khas Johor-Singapura (JS-SEZ) dan Zon Kewangan Khas Forest City (Forest City SFZ).


"Impak positif projek ini adalah peningkatan pelaburan dan aktiviti perdagangan di kawasan perindustrian dan komersial sepanjang laluan WCE.

"WCE juga akan memudahkan akses antara dua pelabuhan utama negara iaitu Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas di Johor dan Pelabuhan Klang di Selangor," katanya.


Ting Han berkata lebuh raya berkenaan turut memudahkan aliran pengangkutan barangan dan mempercepatkan rantaian bekalan, sekali gus menarik lebih banyak pelabur domestik dan asing dalam sektor logistik dan pembuatan.

Ketika pembentangan Belanjawan 2025 pada 18 Oktober lalu, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengumumkan Projek Lebuh Raya WCE Banting-Gelang Patah yang mengguna pakai pendekatan Kerjasama Awam Swasta (PPP) akan diberi keutamaan pada tahun depan.

Selain WCE, projek lain yang akan turut menggunakan pendekatan PPP adalah pembinaan Hospital Sultanah Aminah 2 di Johor serta Lebuhraya Bertingkat Juru dan Sungai Dua, Pulau Pinang.

Sementara itu, Presiden Persatuan Pengusaha Lori Johor (JTA) Chai Pei Yoon, berkata WCE bakal meningkatkan kecekapan logistik dan mengurangkan kesesakan lalu lintas antara ibu negara ke selatan tanah air.

Beliau berkata projek tersebut juga dijangka dapat meningkatkan kerjasama sektor logistik antara Malaysia dan Singapura, sekali gus merancakkan lagi aktiviti perdagangan antara kedua-dua negara jiran itu.

"JTA berharap kerajaan akan mengambil kira keperluan industri logistik dalam pelaksanaan projek ini bagi memastikan kelancaran infrastruktur yang bakal memberi manfaat kepada pengangkutan barang dan ekonomi negara.

"Sehubungan itu, kami yakin projek WCE bakal memberi manfaat jangka panjang kepada sektor logistik dan ekonomi negara," kata Chai.

Ketika ini satu-satunya lebuh raya yang menghubungkan Johor ke Lembah Klang bagi pengangkutan darat seperti lori, bas, kereta dan motosikal adalah Lebuhraya Utara Selatan (PLUS) yang mula dibuka sejak tahun 1994.

This post has been edited by plouffle0789: Nov 3 2024, 03:31 AM

not sure why need this extension since the existing NSE towards south is already close to the west coast of peninsula.

Northern part of NSE can understand that it passed through the central part of Perak, hence, need the WCE covering different parts of the west coast.

but seriously would prefer the gov to build another highway or make the existing NSE 3 lanes each side at least for the path from Taiping till Batu Kawan.

This post has been edited by ipohps3: Nov 2 2024, 02:33 AM

Is this the highway that will pass through Sepang-Lukut that they had been saying for the past 20 years.?

Why not extension Highway. Yong Peng Segamat Kuantan. Currently no Highway from South to East Coast

One word:
Songlap

last time from banting to kajang, still need to go thru kl wtf

Since when no need ?

Yes!
WCE is not yet completed - Changkat Jering to Sitiawan section only completed. Rest partially.
And it has been almost 10 years already!
WCE Banting - Gelang Patah? Another 50 yrs?
TS donno still exist or not by then?

https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2...7bil-march-2024


93 percent right?

So long edi no need loh. Sudah Ada new highway ma

band news
part of F5 upgrade become open highway

F50 parit raja - ayer hitam is jalan maut.

What is the new highway name?

Current one still under construction since 2014

Means banting -gelang patah will take another 10+ years???

Forget edi. But I thought without this highway, Banting to kajang memang no need pass by KL? U see maps also got few alternative roads

Currently, six out of 11 sections of the project are operational. Besides Section 6 and Section 11.

Dunno how is that calculated as 93%?

Make sure it at least 3-4 lane, maybe just extend plus from Johor to melaka

One lane enough
Dedicated for lorry.

Nse ban lorry

I only saw a keyword in the whole article

"Forest City"

Need to develop those old West Coast towns?

I don't understand the relationship between Forest City and the highway in Selangor or KL or Perak.

Forest city always linked with China and Singapore only.

This post has been edited by plouffle0789: Nov 2 2024, 08:16 AM