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Increase Allocation for Roads
 | Monday October 30, 2006 Raise allocation for roads, Government urged By SIMON KHOO simonkhoo@thestar.com.my KUALA LIPIS: The Government has been urged to increase the allocation for widening of federal roads in the state for the safety and convenience of road users. Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah said an allocation of some RM80mil was required to upgrade and widen stretches from KM16 to KM98 of the Lipis-Merapoh road. “I hope the Government will seriously look into setting aside a bigger allocation for the purpose starting next year. “The stretches need urgent attention to avoid a repetition of the tragedy which claimed 14 lives when two express buses collided two years ago,” he said during a working visit to Kampung Merapoh here on Thursday. Earlier, he offered his condolences to family members of serviceman Kpl Mohd Farid Abdullah, 27, based in TUDM Labuan, who was killed during an accident. Three others occupants of the car were seriously injured when it rammed into an express bus at KM66 of the Lipis-Merapoh road. The accident was just 3km from the site where 14 bus passengers lost their lives in 2004. Sultan Ahmad Shah also took time off to visit several stretches of the Lipis-Merapoh road which were prone to accidents. He said the Lipis-Merapoh road and several other steep and hilly stretches in the state were dangerous to vehicles and required urgent upgrading work. “I hope construction on this dangerous stretches can take place soon as it would take several years to be completed. “I will leave it to the relevant authorities to plan and upgrade the roads for the benefit of road users and rural development,” he said, adding that the state was grateful to the Government for the construction of the east-coast highway and upgrading the stretches from Kuantan to Pekan, Rompin, Tanjong Gemok and Endau. Sultan Ahmad Shah reasoned that if road conditions were not improved, it could affect tourism activities and tourist arrivals. “I am confident that with better roads, more outsiders will visit Lipis town here in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2007,” he said. He also expressed his regret and sadness over the number of road fatalities during the festive period. “Let’s not point fingers at one another. Accidents can be prevented if drivers are more careful and courteous on the road,” he said. Sultan Ahmad Shah said motorists should take heed of the latest fatalities and follow traffic rules and regulations at all times. “The people must bear in mind the slogan Pandu Cermat, Jiwa Selamat (Drive Safely, Value Your Life) propagated by the authorities,” he said. |
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