RM100 mln Kuching-Bau road upgrading works to be tendered out next April

KUCHING: The proposed upgrading works on the old Kuching-Bau road project will be tendered out in April 2023, said Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

He said over RM100 million has been approved to upgrade the road into a dual carriageway.

“Don’t worry Miro, it (dual carriageway) will be there. Over RM100 million has been approved to implement it,” he said at the launch of the Sarawakku Sayang programme in Siniawan, near here yesterday, referring to Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh,

“The project will be tendered in

April next year.”

Abang Johari believes in that three years’ time, motorists would be able to travel conveniently and faster along the upgraded Kuching-Bau road, adding that it is not the only road linking Bau to Kuching and other parts of Sarawak.

There is also the Pan Borneo Highway which connects Bau to Lundu and Kuching, he pointed out.

Abang Johari said these roads are very important for Bau because the areas there and in Lundu can be developed as one of the tourism hubs in Sarawak.

He also said the roads will also connect visitors to some of the Sarawak Delta Geopark areas.

“The federal government had proposed the Sarawak Delta Geopark (SDGp) to be the candidate for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) Global Geoparks Network (GGN).

“If this happens, it means Bau will become even more attractive for both domestic and foreign tourists.”

The SDGp covers the districts of Kuching and Bau, the subdistricts of Padawan and Siburan, and a small part of Serian.