Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (second left) is briefed on the latest updates regarding the Batang Sadong Bridge project on his arrival. Photo credit: Bernama
SADONG JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak continued his working visit to Sarawak by visiting the Batang Sadong Bridge project site today (Jan 31).
Accompanied by Deputy Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang, he was briefed by Public Works Department, Southern Regional Office regional manager Vincent Tang Chok Khing on the RM211 million project, which is currently 91 per cent completed.
Also in the group were Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid; Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Nancy Shukri, who is also Batang Sadong MP; state Land Development Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing; Sadong Jaya assemblyman Aidel Lariwoo; and Sebuyau assemblyman Datuk Julaihi Narawi.
The infrastructure would shorten the distance and travel time for residents, besides easing transport of agricultural produce for farmers in the surrounding area to Kuching.
Construction of the 1.48km bridge across the Batang Sadong River, which would be the longest in the state, began in July 2012 and is scheduled to be completed in August this year.
For the record, the allocation for the bridge was approved personally by Najib during the previous state election campaign in 2011.
After about 15 minutes at the site, the prime minister left for Kuching before heading to Bintulu to attend a ‘Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat’ event at Dewan Suarah Bintulu. – Bernama