A TOTAL of 130 federal and state roads in flood-hit states have been reported damaged thus far, Works Ministry secretary-general Wan Ahmad Uzir Wan Sulaiman said.

He said of the total, 56 were federal roads, which will need about RM130 million for repairs to be carried out in stages.

“Whichever can be expedited will be done so. If there is a need to build a bridge and so on, we will carry out a study first,” he said after monitoring the installation of the Bailey bridge on route FT2490 at the entrance to Perwira Jaya and Selancar, Rompin today.

Wan Ahmad Uzir said the 42.67m-long modular steel panel bridge is being installed and work is expected to be completed by tomorrow evening.

The road collapse, estimated to be 23m long, resulted in about 12,000 residents having difficulty getting to the city.

The road links Felda Selancar to Segamat and Muadzam Shah. – Bernama, March 5, 2023.