Malaysia highways being built

Construction work for three new highways will commence in Malaysia’s Penang State by June 2016. The work will help reduce congestion in Penang State. The first of the three highways to be built will be the Air Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway bypass. This project is being carried out by Malaysia-based Consortium Zenith BUCG. Meanwhile plans are also in hand to construct the Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE) in Malaysia. The project is expected to cost US$845.6 million. The SPE link should be open to t
January 13, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Construction work for three new highways will commence in Malaysia’s Penang State by June 2016. The work will help reduce congestion in Penang State. The first of the three highways to be built will be the Air Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway bypass. This project is being carried out by Malaysia-based Consortium Zenith BUCG.

Meanwhile plans are also in hand to construct the Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE) in Malaysia. The project is expected to cost US$845.6 million. The SPE link should be open to traffic in 2020 and the route will be the first in the country to feature sophisticated electronic, multi-lane, free-flow tolling technology. The project is being carried out as a concession package for the expressway's design, construction, completion, management, operation and maintenance. The concession period is for 53 years and six months.
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