INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY: Chong pointing out how the construction of new roads will increase accessibility into MetroCity.
KUCHING: The announcement by Infrastructure Development and Communication Minister Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong last month on the construction of the third bridge project to connect Petra Jaya and the city centre will benefit Chong Kia Hoi Realty Sdn Bhd’s (CKH Realty) MetroCity development as it will mean increased accessibility into the new township.
In a press conference with the media on Thursday, Chong Kia Hoi, managing director of CKH Realty, said the third bridge project, which includes the building and expansion of surrounding link roads, will link MetroCity all the way to Jalan Stephen Yong, Batu Kawah passing through Jalan Stapok.
“This ties in well with our ongoing roads and infrastructure works including the upgrading of Jalan Matang Lama into a 46-metre wide four-lane carriageway with signalised junction,” Chong said.
CKH Realty is currently investing significantly in the construction of new roads, boulevards and walkways while upgrading existing main roads on the northern and eastern boundaries of MetroCity.
In addition, with the aim of complimenting the state government’s effort to reduce traffic congestion through the promotion of public transportation to the public, there will be an integrated city area transit bus terminal – Matang Sentral – situated in the heart of the township.
The company is awaiting final endorsement from the authorities before commencing construction works on Matang Sentral.
Although the whole township is expected to be done in the next five to eight years, the company expects the shoplots in the development to be completed in the first quarter of 2015, together with two drive-through (KFC and McDonald’s) restaurants, a Petronas fuel station, while the new SIDMA College Sarawak campus will be ready in 2016.