Highway cost overshoots by RM800mil


PETALING JAYA: Construction delays in sections of the East Coast High-way 2, a mega project under the Ninth Malaysian Plan, had cost the Federal Government an additional RM800mil, according to the Auditor-General’s Report 2012.

The construction of the 184km, four-lane, two-way highway, which starts at Jabur, Kemaman and ends at Kampung Gemuruh, Kuala Tereng­ganu, was divided between the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Malaysian Highway Autho­rity (LLM).

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