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Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU) CITP is a part of the Eleventh Malaysia
at the Prime Minister Department on Plan (11MP). This plan consists of 18
June 30, 2015. initiatives and 33sub-initiatives from
four strategic thrusts. The four are:
The signing ceremony was witnessed Quality, Safety and Professionalism,
by Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Environment Sustainability, Productivity
Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk and Internationalism.
Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji Adenan Satem,
Chief Minister of Sarawak and Works Construction of Telok Melano-Sematan
Minister Dato’ Sri Fadillah Yusoff. route, LPB Sarawak

When completed in early 2022, Pan Pan Borneo Highway Construction (LPB)
Borneo Highway Sarawak from Telok Sarawak, 32.7 km-long Teluk Melano-
Melano to Merapok will span a total Sematan route had been launched by
distance of 1,089 km. by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak
on 15 September 2015. The Telok Melano-
PM Launches Construction of Houses for Sematan route involved the construction
Homeless Flood Victims in Manek Urai of a dual lane single carriageway at a
cost of RM700 million and is expected to
Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun be completed by December 2018.
Abdul Razak launched the construction
of 138 houses on 29 January 2015 for the It will be an efficient connecting road for
people of Manek Urai Lama who lost Sarawakian as at present, the route from
their homes in the 2014 floods. Telok Melano to Sematan is only by sea
with a boat ride with the trip takes up to
Such house could be completed in 75 two hours.
days and the overall size of one such
house is 1,300 sq ft with three bedrooms, 20 Flood Victims from Kampung Padang
a dining area, a living room, a toilet and Grus, Lenggong Received New Houses
a bathroom.
20 families who were affected by flood
The first phase of the construction of in PPRT Labit and Kota Tampan Air,
houses would be for those who had Lenggong can finally have a sigh of
their own land and the work will be relief after officially received the grants
coordinated with the implementing of their new house. Construction of
agencies, such as the Works Ministry, permanent houses in the village was a
Construction Industry Development collaborative effort between federal
Board (CIDB) and the Rural and Regional and state governments in cooperation
Development Ministry. with Persatuan Pandu Puteri Perak.

CITP 2016-2020 was launched during Present to officiate at the handing over
the opening of the ICW 2015 of the new houses to the flood victims
was Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku
Construction Industry Transformation Zara Salim. The Federal Government
Programme (CITP) 2016-2020 was has allocated RM800 million to repair
launched at Putra World Trade Centre the damage to infrastructure such as
(PWTC) on 10 September 2015 by the schools, hospitals and roads due to the
Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun 2014 floods and of the amount, RM383.6
Abdul Razak in conjunction with the million was allocated to the Ministry of
International Construction Week (ICW) Works to repair the roads, bridges and
2015, organized by CIDB, agency of the slopes.
Ministry of Works.
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