New Malaysian road links planned

New Malaysian road links are being planned.
By MJ Woof March 23, 2021 Read time: 1 min
New road projects are planned for Malaysia – image courtesy of © Indos82, Dreamstime.com
Proposals are being put forward for improvement works to an 80km road stretch forming part of the North-South Expressway (NSE) in Malaysia. The plans call for the current road connecting Yong Pen and Senai Utara to be widened and upgraded in the first stage of the project. The second stage of the works would be to carry out similar improvements to the stretch between Muar and Yong Pen.

Official approvals for the works are being sought at present by the local authorities. The project is expected to cost close to US$668 million. The work is needed as the existing road is unable to cope with current traffic demand and suffers congestion and delays at peak periods.

Meanwhile, a new road connection linking Malaysia and Indonesia is being planned, in addition to new border crossing facilities. The new crossing is intended to improve transport between Malaysia and Indonesia’s new capital on Kalimantan. The project is expected to cost $148.4 million. The crossing will connect Serudong in Malaysia with Simanggaris in Indonesia.
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