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Official permission has been received for Malayisa's New Pantai Expressway (NPE) project.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Official permission has been received for Malayisa's New Pantai Expressway (NPE) project. Tendering will commence in due course on the planned New Pantai elevated highway extension to Ampang-Kuala Lumpur. The expressway project will be offered under a private concession deal.
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