Works Ministry to launch Road and Expressway Development Policy 2030
11 Oct 2022 03:30pm
Fadillah said parties involved should no longer work in silos, but collaboratively and to mobilise efforts in building resilient and sustainable infrastructure. - Bernama Photo
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Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said parties involved should no longer work in silos, but collaboratively and to mobilise efforts in building resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
"The road that will be built needs to be integrated with other systems such as river basins, land use, and development in the surrounding areas. Therefore, there is a need to adopt the criteria for sustainable development goals (SDG) to reduce the risk of widespread damage to our infrastructure, should a natural disaster strike,” he said.
Speaking when opening the 11th Malaysian Road Conference and Exhibition (MRC) and the 4th International Road Federation (IRF) Asia-Pacific Regional Congress at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre here today, he hoped that the findings from the conference could be used in the formulation of policies and other documents in future.
He said the ministry would start preparations for the Highway Network Development Plan for Sarawak, Sabah & Labuan, to be launched in 2025.
At the event, Fadillah also presented the Road Engineering Association Malaysia (REAM) President's Best Final Year Student Award 2022 to four students, namely Hafizatul Ulya Harun (Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia), Khairul Faisal Hasanuddin (Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia), Choon Yue Hua (Universiti Malaya) and P Dineshkumar (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia).
He also presented the Road Engineering Excellence Award 2022, which was won by the Works Ministry for its Kampung Lambor Kiri to Kampung Lambor Bridge project across the Perak River.
The conference, with the ‘Towards Resilient Road Infrastructure’, is attended by about 1,000 participants from 20 countries, with more than 100 exhibits by local and foreign exhibitors. - BERNAMA
