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Malaysia’s major motorway projects – part of infrastructure plans

New transport infrastructure development plans for Malaysia include projects for three major motorway links. The Works Ministry has set a budget of nearly US$1.3 billion for 20 transport infrastructure projects during 2019. These include constructing three key road links; the Sarawak-Sabah link road, the Pan Borneo Highway, and the Central Spine Road (CSR). Improving Malaysia’s transport infrastructure is intended to help develop the economy by boosting trade, industry and tourism.
March 19, 2019 Read time: 1 min

New transport infrastructure development plans for Malaysia include projects for three major motorway links. The Works Ministry has set a budget of nearly US$1.3 billion for 20 transport infrastructure projects during 2019. These include constructing three key road links; the Sarawak-Sabah link road, the Pan Borneo Highway, and the Central Spine Road (CSR). Improving Malaysia’s transport infrastructure is intended to help develop the economy by boosting trade, industry and tourism.

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