Central Spine Road Project on Schedule

LIPIS, February 21 - Minister of Works, YB. Dato' Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor, made a working visit to Package 3: Gua Musang - Relong Village Project, Central Spine Road (CSR) to review the progress of the construction works and he was very pleased because the project is progressing according to schedule.

CSR project linking Kuala Krai in Kelantan and Pahang’s Simpang Pelangai about 390 kilometers are divided into six packages and after the project is completed, the travel time from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu, Kelantan will be shortened to just four hours instead of the current eight hours. CSR Construction gives priority to frequent areas of accident and the project is expected to be completed at the beginning of the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK-12).

According to the Minister of Works, CSR Construction also got the attention of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Wildlife), and won praise from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), local and abroad for building animal crossing route under three bridges, known as Eco-Bridge along 1.35 kilometres as it is located between the Main Range and National Park.