KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 – A three-year contract valued at RM69.2 million for the maintenance of Sarawak’s Pan Borneo Federal Highway (LPB) has been awarded to PBH Asset Management Sdn Bhd.
The Ministry of Works (KKR) announced in a statement that the Letter of Acceptance was presented on Wednesday by the Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
“At the same event, the Public Works Department (JKR) Sarawak was appointed as the government’s representative for managing the highway maintenance work.
“JKR Sarawak is a strategic partner of KKR and acts on behalf of the Malaysian government in matters related to operations, maintenance, supervision, and oversight of the work to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions set,” the statement read.
KKR also noted that the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway began in 2015 and consists of 11 packages in total, covering a distance of 829.40 km. The first package, WPC01, from Telok Melano to Semantan, was completed in 2019.
