New route linking M’sia and Indonesia to be built in Malacca

A new route to link Malaysia and Indonesia, via Telok Gong in Masjid Tanah, Malacca and Dumai, in Sumatra, involving a distance of about 120km will be developed with the cooperation of the private sector.

Malacca Investment, Industry, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Committee chairperson Ab Rauf Yusoh (above) said the proposed development, which involves constructing a tunnel or bridge, would take 20 years.

When completed, he added, it would have a major impact on the economic development of both countries.

“The proposal on the project has been submitted by the private sector and both countries have agreed in principle to a detailed study on the matter.

“On the part of the state government, we have brought all government agencies to visit the area yesterday where the proposed new route will be built,” he told reporters after an interview on the Apa Khabar YB programme with Melakafm today.

‘One Belt, One Road’

Rauf said the project, to be built using the concept ‘One Belt One Road’, would be a new icon for both Malaysia and Indonesia.

The project would also involve the construction of various infrastructures, including traffic dispersal areas and the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex, he added.

Apart from that, he said, a new area that would house various industrial activities would be developed in stages in Masjid Tanah, in an area covering about 2,023 hectares.

Development of the area would be carried out by the Melaka Corporation and is expected to also contribute to the opening of a new town in Masjid Tanah, Rauf added.

- Bernama

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