Skip to main content

New Malaysian highway project

Plans are in hand in Malaysia to build a new highway costing US$1.06 billion. The route will run from Jelapang-Selama-Batu Kawan and the proposal has been put forward by Beta Mutiara. The three-lane highway will stretch for 116km between Jelapang, Perak and Batu Kawan, Penang. Should the work get the go ahead the project would be carried out by Beta Mutiara subsidiary BMT Jelas.
December 14, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Plans are in hand in Malaysia to build a new highway costing US$1.06 billion. The route will run from Jelapang-Selama-Batu Kawan and the proposal has been put forward by Beta Mutiara. The three-lane highway will stretch for 116km between Jelapang, Perak and Batu Kawan, Penang. Should the work get the go ahead the project would be carried out by Beta Mutiara subsidiary BMT Jelas.

Related Content

  • Southern Germany tunnel project mooted
    March 23, 2017
    Plans have been drawn up for a new road tunnel in the German town of Oberau, located to the south of Munich in Bavaria.
  • Kenya highway project tendering opens
    September 26, 2016
    The tender process is opening for the Nairobi-Mombasa highway project in Kenya. The plan calls for the existing route to be widened from two lanes at present to six lanes, with three in either direction. This will help boost capacity on the busy route between capital Nairobi and the main port of Mombasa, aiding trade and transport for Kenya as well as its neighbours. The Kenyan Government intends for the highway project to be carried out under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Should all go to pla
  • New elevated highway project for Sri Lanka
    October 1, 2018
    Work now looks ready to move ahead for an elevated highway project in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. Funding has been secured in the shape of a loan worth US$300 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help carry out the work. In all the work is expected to cost $360 million and involves building a 5.3km section of elevated highway. This new elevated route will be tolled for users when complete and will connect the new bridge spanning the Kelani River, which itself is due for completion in 2020
  • Major new highway project for Malaysia
    October 16, 2012
    A new highway project being proposed for Malaysia will improve connectivity for the country’s Kuantan and Johor Baru regions. This new route will initially measure 350km but could then be extended to connect with neighbouring Thailand and become the main East Coast highway. The project has been put forward by the Pahang Federation of Chinese Associations (Huazong). Construction of this link could provide major economic benefits to the Kuantan and Johor Baru regions and in the long term would help promote tr