KESAS Sdn Bhd has completed a road-widening project as a long-term solution to resolve the traffic congestion at the stretch between the Kemuning and Hicom interchanges in Shah Alam.

According to Kesas chief operating officer Imran Gulcharan Abdullah, the RM17mil project involves about 2km from the y-junction at Km30.1 to the Hicom interchange at Km32.9 (east bound) on the Kesas Highway.

Work began in April last year and was completed within 15 months. It was open to traffic on July 15 this year.

Imran said the upgrade work involved:

INDUSTRI binaan cukup penting dalam pembangunan sesebuah negara membangun. Bukan saja pembangunan fizikal industri pembinaan itu yang diberi fokus oleh Kementerian Kerjaraya, malah pembangunan peserta industri binaan (modal insan) turut diberi perhatian dalam usaha mengejar cabaran Wawasan 2020. 

Isu pemberian kontrak Kelas F, misalnya hangat diperkatakan sehingga wujud beberapa andaian mahupun spekulasi negatif terhadap kementerian. Justeru, kementerian sudah merangka beberapa program dalam usaha meningkatkan sistem penyampaian kerajaan. 

KUALA LUMPUR - Kerajaan bersetuju mengkaji semula kontraktor-kontraktor pembangunan yang telah ditandatangani sebagai satu iniseatif untuk membantu kontraktor yang menghadapi beban kenaikan harga bahan binaan, kata Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak semalam.

"Kerajaan telah menetapkan bahawa kontrak-kontrak tertentu yang telah ditandatangani dengan syarikat pembinaan akan diberi variasi harga berdasarkan kepada kenaikan harga bahan binaan terutama sekali harga keluli dan simen.

KUALA LUMPUR: Existing government contracts will be revised to take into account the rising cost of construction materials, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said. 

He said details on the revision would be contained in circulars to be issued by the Finance Ministry soon.

"This is another effort by the government to help contractors by reviewing the old prices quoted in the contracts.

DESPITE its convenience, the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) is also congested at certain interchanges.

As one of the main highways in Petaling Jaya, it is used by motorists to get to nearby townships like Puchong and Kepong.

Along the stretch of LDP are a number of interchanges and the busiest interchange is the one joining the Federal Highway.

Kemudahan khas termasuk lanjut tempoh siap projek dilaksana: Nor Mohamed

PUTRAJAYA: Kerajaan bersetuju memberi kemudahan khas berhubung pelaksanaan perubahan harga dalam kontrak kerja kepada kontraktor menerusi bayaran kemajuan interim dua kali sebulan dan membenarkan lanjutan tempoh siap sehingga tiga bulan bagi projek dalam pembinaan. 

Menteri Kewangan Kedua, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, berkata pembayaran dua kali sebulan itu bertujuan membantu aliran tunai kontraktor yang berdepan kenaikan harga bahan binaan secara mendadak. 

KUALA LUMPUR - Projek Lintasan Shah Alam Sdn. Bhd., akan menutup Laluan motosikal di Lebuhraya Kesas selama 15 bulan bermula Jumaat ini.

Pengurus Besar Pembangunan Organisasinya, Azhari Karim berkata penutupan itu bagi menjalankan kerja-kerja pembinaan di lebuh raya tersebut.

"Penutupan akan bermula dari laluan motosikal Kilomiter (KM) 30.4 hingga 29.2 sepanjang tempoh 15 bulan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan kepada Kosmo! Semalam.

Selain itu, menurutnya, lencongan sementara bagi laluan itu adalah melalu lebuh raya utama Kesas.

PUTRAJAYA: Contractors of ongoing government projects as well as new ones will be given two interim progress payments a month starting immediately. 

The government has also agreed to allow an extension of up to three months for projects under construction, subject to conditions.

Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said it was hoped that with these incentives, government projects could be completed as planned.

SHAH ALAM Kementerian Kerja Raya akan mengkaji permintaan Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) untuk membina satu persimpangan bertingkat bagi memudahkan laluan keluar masuk ke dewan besar universiti itu yang bakal dibina di Seksyen 1 berdekatan Lebuh Raya Persekutuan di sini tahun depan.

Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Ir. Mohd. Zin Mobamed berkata, kajian tersebut perlu dilakukan kerana mermintaan untuk membina laluan bertingkat tersebut tidak termasuk dalam bajet Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan (RMK-9).

BATU Caves: The MTD group, which is targeting to take its units - Metacorp Bhd and MTD Infraperdana Bhd - private by the first quarter 2009, plans to consolidate its other operations to remain lean during these tough times in the construction industry.

The Malaysia conglomerate's core businesses involve construction and civil engineering works, infrastructure and property development and manufacturing of construction-related materials and solid waste management.