SEGAMAT – TANGKAK ROAD MAINTENANCE

Johor Bahru – 29 September 2011, “The maintenance project of Segamat-Tangkak road expected to be start in November, 2011 with estimation cost of RM 750 million,” said YB. Dato’ Shaziman Bin Abu Mansor, the Works Minister to the media during his visit to the project site.
The project will be divided into 5 phase where the first phase cost more than RM100 million and will be complete in two (2) years. Overall, the road maintenance project along 63 kilometers involves 19 bridges including rebuild of 14 bridges. Therefore, the government believes that the project will give comfortness to the users besides boosting industrial activities in Segamat as easier link to North-South Highway in Tangkak.
Those who present to the site were Human Resource Minister, YB. Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam who is also a Member of Parliament in Segamat, YB. Dr. Lee Hong Tee, Member of the Legislative Assembly Jementah and YB. Dato’ Ayub Rahmat, Member of the Legislative Assembly Kemelah.
On the same day in the afternoon, the minister launched 1Malaysia Pedestrian lane at Sekolah Kebangsaan Mawai, Kota Tinggi, Johor. The government allocated RM 4.5 million involving 30 locations nationwide is expected to be complete in mid of November 2011. The initiative was taken to increase students’ safety on the road at school environment with optimum cost.