Pan Borneo Highway (Sarawak portion)

What:

The cost of building a kilometre of road for the Pan Borneo Highway was budgeted at around RM20mil, as the upgrading and development work would be carried out on about 800km of roads. That cost includes the expensive relocation of utilities that run through the Pan Borneo Highway and the construction of bridges.

Who:

  • Pantu Junction to Btg Skrang stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway
    • Naim Engineering Sdn Bhd and Gamuda Bhd accepting a RM1.57bil contract for the development
  • The development between Sg Kua Bridge and Sg Arip Bridge
    • Mudajaya Group Bhd accepted the award of the RM1.33bil contract
  • Others
    • Companies such as KKB Engineering Bhd, WCT Holdings Bhd, Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd, Hock Seng Lee Bhd, Zecon Bhd, Shin Yang Shipping Corp Bhd, Samling Group and Naim Cendera Sdn Bhd are being awarded and accepting is in response to the need to complete the project within six years from July 1 2015.

When: Expected completion: 2021

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