Pan Borneo highway needs to be widened

Too narrow: The Pan Borneo highway between Miri and Bintulu is only two lanes and posing danger to vehicles when overtaking. — Photo courtesy of BOMBA

MIRI: It is obvious that many stretches of the Pan Borneo highway can no longer cope with the current surge in number of passenger vehicles and commercial transport.

The rise in number of accidents along the highway is an indication that the highway is unable to deal with the sharp increase in number of commuters, said cargo transport operator Chris Chua.