‘Delay in Banting Road due to shortage of bitumen’

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LAWAS: The Public Works Department is targeting to complete the tar-sealing of the Banting Road in Lawas within 10 days upon the arrival of the bitumen.

PBB Bukit Sari branch deputy chairman councillor Puasa Pandin said the shortage of bitumen in Lawas had delayed the completion of the project causing unnecessary inconvenience to the residents in the housing areas here.

Expressing regret that this had been turned into a political issue, he said the project was never an election gimmick as it had been approved prior to the election.

The opposition accuses the BN of election deceit, saying it has abandoned the project after winning the Bukit Sari seat.

The gravel stretch is dusty and passing vehicles have caused dust to get into homes in the area.

Minor accidents involving motorcycles being thrown off balance by the uneven surface have also been reported.

“We appeal to everyone to be patient and not be influenced by the opposition in muddling the situation up to gain public sympathy in its bid to fight for the Lawas parliamentary seat represented by incumbent Datuk Henry Sum Agong,” he said.

Puasa said the opposition has been stepping up efforts to poison the minds of the people, but pointed out that the incumbent was well respected by the people in Bukit Sari and Ba Kelalan state constituencies under the Lawas parliamentary seat.

“He is loved and respected by many for his unassuming and approachable ways, irrespective of racial, cultural or religious background of his constituents,” he pointed out.