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Borneo Post
05-08-2025
- General
- Borneo Post
Call on Nadma to provide more Bailey bridges for Sarawak as standby facilities in emergencies
Uggah (centre) cuts the ribbon to launch the Bailey bridge. — Photo by Roystein Emmor KUCHING (Aug 6): Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas urged the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) to provide more modular steel bridges (Bailey bridges) to Sarawak to be kept as standby facilities. He said this was crucial so the state government is prepared to respond in the event of bridges or roads being cut off or collapsed during disasters. 'To date, Sarawak through the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has received three Bailey bridges from Nadma – one was received earlier in January in Miri, which was installed at Sungai Bale, Long Banga in Bario and today we received two units, which will be installed in Baram. 'These bridges are helpful in our efforts to repair bridges that were damaged last year,' he said in a press conference after the 'Handover Ceremony of Modular Steel Bridges' and 'Launch of the Senari Port Vehicle Yard' at Senari Port here yesterday. Meanwhile, Uggah said over 200 bridges and routes across Sarawak have been identified as needing repair or replacements, with 19 projects already tendered and 10 more to be tendered under Public Work Department (JKR) and Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development (MIPD) programmes. He said these locations included Baram, Kakus, Skrang, several locations in Belaga and Murum, and the identification process came after a 15-hour journey from Miri to Bario to assess the condition of bridges in the area. 'Many of the bridges, especially temporary ones built by logging companies in the past, are no longer structurally sound and are now in a very dilapidated state.' Uggah said the state government had decided to take over village roads, former logging roads and some active timber roads in the area to convert them into state roads, so that Malaysia Road Records Information System (Marris) allocations can be used for maintenance. Also present were MIPD deputy ministers Datuk Aidel Lariwoo and Dato Majang Renggi; Deputy Minister in the Premier's Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala; and Nadma director-general Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah. bailey bridge Douglas Uggah Embas emergency situations Nadma
Borneo Post
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Borneo Post
Rh Chinda car park construction approved, to begin soon, says Lau
Lau (fifth right) and his team pose with Rumah Chinda residents during a visit to check on the site for the car park. SIBU (May 22): The construction of a car park at Rumah Chinda in Rantau Panjang here is set to commence soon, said councillor Kevin Lau. He said the project is funded by the special Rural Transformation Programme allocation approved by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. 'I hope the project will proceed smoothly. Our team will continue to monitor the progress of the project until its successful completion,' said Lau, who is Sarawak United People's Party Bawang Assan chairman. He also reminded the longhouse's residents to exercise caution when using the area during the construction period. Meanwhile, Lau informed that maintenance works at Jalan Rantau Panjang has also commenced, funded under the Malaysia Road Records Information System (Marris) fund applied for last year by Councillor Johnny Ganing. 'As the road turning point is a bit narrow, we will seek for the culvert to be extended so that the turning can be slightly widened to increase road safety for the community there,' he said. Kevin Lau lead rantau panjang Rumah Chinda SUPP Bawang Assan
