Perak receives proposal for new highway which bypasses Menora Tunnel


The road around the Menora tunnel area on the NSE is a hotspot for accidents. A proposed new highway will bypass the tunnel.

IPOH: The Perak government has received a proposal for the construction of a highway from Gopeng to Kuala Kangsar which bypasses the Menora Tunnel on the North-South Expressway which could reduce the number of accidents in the state.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the state government supports the private sector project involving a 64km route from Gopeng exit to Siputeh linked to Kuala Kangsar, whihc has also received the green light from the Cabinet.

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