NPE 2 completion by 2029

Boosting connectivity: Nanta (second from left) being briefed by Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of IJM Corporation Berhad Datuk Lee Chun Fai (left) on the project plan at the groundbreaking ceremony of NPE2 at the Pantai Dalam Toll Plaza. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The RM1.7bil New Pantai Expressway Extension (NPE 2) project involving a 6.4km route connecting Pantai Dalam Toll Plaza to Jalan Istana is expected to be completed and operational by 2029, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

The Works Minister said the project, part of the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Master Plan 2040, aims to ease congestion along the Pantai Dalam-Bangsar-Mahameru corridor.