THE progress of phase one of the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway (LPB) project comprising 15 work packages with an estimated total distance of 706km was at 71% as of December and it is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025.

Public Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said LPB Sabah also has a new work package, making it a total of 16 work packages involving the route from Serusop to Pituru, which is expected to start construction in the first quarter of this year.

“As for the 786km Sarawak LPB Project, the progress status for the 11 work packages from Telok Melano to Miri until December 2022 is 91% complete and is expected to be fully completed in the third quarter of this year,” he said.

He said this in his speech at the New Year’s address and the joint monthly assembly of the Public Works Ministry for the month of January today.

Meanwhile, Nanta said that the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) phase one project involving a 77km stretch from Bandar Lawas to the Long Lopeng intersection is under construction with a 53-month contract period starting on August 9, 2021. It is expected to be completed on January 8, 2026.

SSLR is a road project that will connect Sarawak and Sabah without the need to pass through Brunei.

“The government is committed to ensuring that the well-being and prosperity of the people is prioritised while the national economic growth agenda continues to be strengthened and given support in the current economic recovery and growth phase,” he said. – Bernama, January 10, 2023.