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New Malaysian highway projects planned for 2015

Malaysia is planning a series of new hew highway construction projects that will commence in 2015. The Works Ministry of Malaysia has plans for seven new highway projects with a combined value of US$6.19 billion to begin in 2015. The projects include the Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Highway (SKIP), the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) extension and the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE). They also include the West Coast Expressway (WCE) from Banting to Taiping, the Damansara-Shah Alam Expresswa
September 22, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Malaysia is planning a series of new hew highway construction projects that will commence in 2015. The Works Ministry of Malaysia has plans for seven new highway projects with a combined value of US$6.19 billion to begin in 2015. The projects include the Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Highway (SKIP), the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) extension and the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE). They also include the West Coast Expressway (WCE) from Banting to Taiping, the Damansara-Shah Alam Expressway (DASH), the Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex) and the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR).

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