PM Anwar, Sarawak Premier To Attend SSLR Phase 2 Launch - Nanta

KUCHING, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) Phase 2 is set to be officially launched on Sept 11, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg in attendance, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

The launch will take place at one of the sites along the SSLR Phase 2 route in Limbang, which is currently under construction.

“The proposed date for the event is Sept 11. Invitations have been sent, and we have received confirmation that both the Prime Minister and the Sarawak Premier will attend the ceremony at a location along the SSLR Phase 2 route in Limbang,” Nanta told a press conference after the Sarawak 2025 Facility Management Industry Engagement Session in Kuching.

He also highlighted that this September marks the first anniversary of the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) issued to the company responsible for the road construction.

The SSLR project is a key initiative aimed at improving the road network in rural Borneo, enhancing connectivity between Sarawak and Sabah.

Phase 2 of the project will see a 322-kilometre road link that connects Limbang, Miri, Lawas, and Sabah, bypassing Brunei.

Approved by the federal government in 2021, it involves building new roads and upgrading existing ones to link Lawas with Limbang and continue to Mulu town.

This development is expected to bring significant benefits to northern Sarawak by improving mobility, boosting economic activities, and reducing reliance on routes that pass through neighbouring Brunei.

-- BERNAMA