Dr Wee asks why road upgrade costs have more than doubled in Budget 2024


KUALA LUMPUR: An MP queries why project cost for road upgrades under Budget 2024 has increased by at least 136% compared to the year before.

In directing his question to the works Ministry, Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said under Budget 2023 it cost RM525mil to upgrade a 20km stretch of road between Senai Utara and Sedenak.

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