PETALING JAYA: Repair and upgrading work on the Alor Setar-Kuala Nerang-Durian Burung road, originally estimated at RM246.2mil, shot up to RM354.33mil due to a long delay in land acquisition, the Works Ministry explained.
The ministry, responding to the issue which was highlighted in the Auditor-General’s report 2013, said the project in Kedah was delayed for 1,137 days.
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