Bintulu Port transfer to be finalised by end June, says Uggah

“KUCHING, May 20 — The handing over of Bintulu Port to Sarawak will be finalised by the end of June this year, said Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the federal government has agreed to the transfer of Bintulu Port to Sarawak government for a value of RM1.8 billion. “In the third quarter, we will move ahead with consolidating all state port authorities under a central port authority to be known as the Sarawak Ports Authority. This will streamline policymaking, regulation, and harmonise development efforts alongside the implementation of strategic Sarawak ports masterplan,” he said when winding up the ministry’s debate on the motion of thanks to the Yang Dipertua Negeri at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly here today. In other developments, Uggah who is also Sarawak infrastructure and port development minister, said as of April this year, Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) Phase 1 has achieved 70.05 percent physical progress and is expected to be completed in 2027. He said SSLR Phase 2 has commenced and recorded an overall physical progress of 10.55 per cent as of April, with completion scheduled for 2029. “Notably, Phase 2 will include Sarawak’s first road tunnel project under Package 4, with a proposed length of approximately 2.24 km,” he said. Uggah said the alignment was designed to minimise hill cutting and preserve the surrounding environment, while reducing travel distance from approximately 22.4 kilometres to about 7 kilometres. “The government also welcomes the recognition by the World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia, which commended the adoption of the tunnel route as a balanced approach between infrastructure development and environmental conservation,” he added. — Bernama

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