KUALA LUMPUR: North-South Expressway concessionaire PLUS Expressways Berhad has come up with a traffic time-table to ease congestion along the expressway during the Merdeka holiday. 

Motorists from Klang Valley heading to Penang, Kedah and Perlis on Thursday are advised to start their journey between 2pm and 7pm while those ending their journey in Perak should push off from 8pm onwards.

On Merdeka Day, those heading to Penang, Kedah and Perlis are advised to start their journey between 6am and 1pm, while those heading to Perak from 3pm onwards.

PUTRAJAYA: Kerajaan akan melaksanakan Pelan Induk Industri Pembinaan Negara (CIMP) bagi menambah daya saing sektor itu serta meningkatkan produktiviti, tahan lasak, dinamik dan bertaraf dunia, sekali gus menjana kekayaan negara, kata Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Najib berkata, pelan induk tujuh teras itu antara lain memberi penekanan kepada penggunaan teknologi termaju dan kaedah terkini mempertingkatkan kemampuan syarikat serta kemahiran pekerja supaya industri pembinaan negara mampu menyediakan penyelesaian bertaraf dunia.

PUTRAJAYA: The Works Ministry plans to make it easier for Class F Bumiputera contractors to obtain government jobs and to ensure that they get paid on time. 

Some 13,000 Class F contractors will be put on a Works Ministry list to work directly through the ministry. 

Instead of waiting for sub-contracts, these contractors will be chosen for the smaller jobs by the ministry at the time the main contract is awarded. 

PUTRAJAYA: Government-linked companies (GLCs) can offer projects to Class F contractors as they are part of the Government, said Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu. 

Many of the contractors were waiting for government projects, which should not be the case, he said. 

"The Cabinet Committee for Investment and Infrastructure discussed this matter and hoped to help the small contractors," he told reporters after the committee meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak here yesterday. 

KAJANG- Majlis Perbandaran Kajang (MPKj) akan mengadakan mesyuarat dengan pihak Grand Saga Sdn. Bhd dan Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) minggu depan untuk membincang dan mencari jalan penyelesaian mengenai isu  pembukaan jalan di Bandar Mahkota Cheras.

Yang Dipertuannya, Datuk Hasan Nawawi Abdul Rahman berkata, MPKj telah pun berbincang dengan kedua-dua pihak berkenaan baru-baru ini, dan perbincangan yang lebih mendalam akan diadakan dalam pertemuan ini.

THE Widening of Jalan Gombak in Kuala Lumpur will be completed by May 5 next year.

The project involves the creation of an extra lane on both sides from Jalan Genting Klang to the border of Kuala Lumpur.

According to City Hall public affairs and international unit deputy director Anwar Mohd Zain, the 4km-long project will see the road widened by between 30 and 40 metres.

Pedestrians will be smiling soon as sidewalks and kerbs will make their appearance on both sides of the road with new drains and four bridges along the thoroughfare.

KUALA LUMPUR - Hujan lebat yang turun sejak tengah hari semalam menyebabkan Terowong Pengurusan Air Banjir dan Jalan Raya (SMART) ditutup sekali lagi kepada lalu lintas bagi membolehkan operasi sistem banjir dijalan kan.

Menurut kenyataan yang dikeluarkan Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir dan Terowong Sdn. Bhd., terowong itu ditutup sejak pukul 3 petang dan menyebabkan kesekan lalu lintas yang teruk sekitar ibu kota.

THE road restoration work along Jalan PJS 9/1 in Bandar Sunway has finally been completed, bringing an end to the daily suffering and woes of residents and business community in the Lagoon Perdana area.

Prior to the restoration, the road was filthy and had several potholes as it was the only access route for lorries transporting earth for land filling at nearby projects.

While cars entering this area were damaged, several accidents had also occurred, when motorcyclists were dislodged and fell when their vehicles hit the potholes that were covered with water. .