SSLR Phase 2 should connect more residents in northern Sarawak, says PM

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) project will bring more convenience and improved mobility to residents in northern Sarawak.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4hp2mt5v   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed confidence that the Sarawak-Sabah link

00:07road project will ease mobility challenges and improve connectivity for residents in northern

00:13Sarawak. Speaking at the launch of the second phase of the project in Nanga Medahmeet on Thursday,

00:19Anwar said the federal government recognized the long-standing transportation difficulties in the

00:24region, particularly due to limited road access and challenging terrain. He said he had to take

00:30a helicopter ride from Miri to Limbang passing through Brunei to get there for the event,

00:36which illustrated how difficult it was for the people who are living there. He was joined by

00:41other guests at the event, including Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadila Youssef and Sarawak

00:47Premier Tanshri Abang Johari Tun Openg. The second phase of the project, costing an estimated 7.6

00:54billion ringgit, will span 335 kilometres, linking Mulu, Nanga Medahmeet, Longluping and Bakelalan.

01:03Scheduled for completion in 2029, the project will involve the construction of roads, bridges,

01:10viaducts, street lighting and drainage systems. The first phase, which runs from lawas to

01:15Longluping, began in 2021 and it is 57.6% completed.

01:24Thank you, sir.

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