KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 – Some 63.35 per cent of the nearly 300 kilometres of the Central Spine Road (LTU) connecting the East Coast Expressway (LPT) junction in Bentong, Pahang to Kuala Krai, Kelantan has been completed.
Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said 11 projects have been completed, 14 are under construction and one is in the procurement process,.
He was responding to a question from Senator Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz regarding the status of the project at the Dewan Negara on Thursday.
Nanta said Package 1, from Kuala Krai to the Sungai Lakit Bridge, is 11.59 per cent complete; Package 2, from the Sungai Lakit Bridge to Gua Musang, 22.40 per cent complete; Package 3, from Gua Musang to Kampung Relong, 84.25 per cent complete; Package 4, from Kampung Relong to Raub, 63.69 per cent complete; and Package 5, from Raub to Bentong, has been opened to users, while Package 6, from Bentong to the LPT Junction, is 30.07 per cent complete.
He also said that the ministry planned to upgrade the East-West Corridor from Pasir Puteh, Kelantan to Gerik, Perak, and from Simpang Pulai, Aring to Kenyir, Terengganu, under the 2030 Highway Network Development Plan (HNDP 2030).
