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The Miri-Marudi Road Rehabilitation Project by CMS’
Construction & Road Maintenance Division is a clear
example of the linkages we are building and the value
we are creating in the marketplace. Connecting towns
and people, the project which began on 15 September
2016 is on track and progressing well ahead of its
original 30-month schedule. Scheduled for completion
by 31 March 2019, the RM77.40 million contract entails
trimming slopes, elevating flood-prone sections, laying a
stone-gravel base and sealing with a tar surface. In view
of extensive public interest due to the road’s previous
long-standing unsatisfactory condition and growing
importance, the Division volunteered to provide quarterly
updates to the media for further dissemination on the
project’s progress. These updates have gone down well
with our target audiences.
We are pleased to report that notwithstanding the many
challenges ranging from the road’s remote location in
terms of getting materials in, inclement weather, crop
compensation issues and the need to keep the road
open to users as much as possible whilst works are
underway, we are ahead of schedule. Since the project’s
commencement, the focus remains on expediently
providing long-lasting upgrades to the road so that it is
safe and fit-for-purpose for those who travel between
Miri and Marudi. This project directly addresses one
of Sarawak’s biggest challenges which is to reduce the
development gap between the rural and urban areas,
not only in terms of infrastructure, but also by way of
improving access to markets and raising the level of
income in our rural communities.
PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd is a subsidiary under CMS’
Construction & Road Maintenance Division. PPES Works
(Sarawak)’s construction of the Datuk Temenggong
Abang Kipali bin Abang Akip Interchange via a shallow
underpass to ease traffic congestion is another project
much welcomed by the communities it connects as it
provides an innovative, cost effective solution to a long
running debate on how best to resolve bottlenecks at a
road roundabout.
There are many other instances in which CMS continues
to build linkages while creating tangible value. Take
the case of our telecommunications infrastructure and
services provider associate, SACOFA Sdn Bhd, which
is doing its bit to link communities through its rollout
of the State’s telecommunication towers and their
subsequent fiberisation. In FY 2017, SACOFA rolled
out more than 100 towers bringing the total number of
telecommunication towers it now operates throughout
Sarawak to more than 1,300 with more than 11,000km
of fibre optic cables in place. SACOFA continues to
implement many initiatives, among which is the rollout of
its SACOFA4U community outreach programme that is
doing much to bridge the digital divide by strengthening
telecommunication penetration in rural areas.
Economic
The Miri-
Marudi Road
Rehabilitation
Project by CMS’
Construction
& Road
Maintenance
Division is a
clear example
of the linkages
we are building
and the value we
are creating in
the marketplace.