The planned extension of the Banting-Gelang Patah West Coast Expressway (WCE) will provide road users with an alternative to the North-South Expressway (NSE) upon completion, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
Speaking on Saturday (Nov 2), Loke said the WCE, which connects Banting in Selangor to Gelang Patah in Johor, will also drive development in areas like Batu Pahat and Muar, which lie slightly beyond NSE exits.
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Speaking on Saturday (Nov 2), Loke said the WCE, which connects Banting in Selangor to Gelang Patah in Johor, will also drive development in areas like Batu Pahat and Muar, which lie slightly beyond NSE exits.
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00:00When the budget and European Union won,
00:03it was said that the Easter holiday was a miscussion.
00:07So what is the meaning of the Easter holiday?
00:09Can it reduce the difficulties of the Easter holiday?
00:11First, the Easter holiday is a private holiday.
00:15It will be implemented through the PPP concept,
00:18Public Private Partnership.
00:20It does not involve government spending.
00:23It will be covered by the private sector through concessions.
00:26So the Easter holiday will be covered by concessions.
00:30So the advantage is that it is an alternative to the North-South Easter holiday.
00:36Because we know that the North-South Easter holiday,
00:39especially from Johor Bahru to the North,
00:44to Kuala Lumpur,
00:45is always difficult at the end of the week.
00:48So the North-South Easter holiday cannot cover
00:53a large number of vehicles.
00:55And when the new line or the Easter holiday on the coast is built,
01:01it will also give an advantage to areas near the coast.
01:10So I am sure that it will also give a lot of advantages
01:15to areas far from the North-South Easter holiday.
01:20Especially in Batu Pahat,
01:23it is a bit far from the North-South Easter holiday.
01:27So when the Easter holiday is built,
01:30of course it has a line more to the coast.
01:34If from Klang it will go down to Port Dickson,
01:38Port Dickson will go down to Melaka,
01:40Melaka will go down to Muar, Batu Pahat and so on.
01:44So of course it opens up a new area in terms of growth.
01:49And we are sure that there are a lot of advantages to this Easter holiday
01:53when it is built.
01:55And not only can it reduce traffic,
01:57but also bring development to new areas.
02:02Will it also have an impact on the coastal development?
02:05What is that?
02:06In terms of logistics, will it also have an impact?
02:08Yes, of course, the coastal development will also benefit
02:13when there is a new Easter holiday.
02:16But we also see that it is not just the Easter holiday,
02:20for investment, we also want to increase the use of rail
02:25for investment activities.
02:28So the investment network must be integrated
02:33through various modes.
02:35So investment must be connected to the Easter holiday,
02:37to the rail network and so on.
02:39So BTP does have a big development plan for the future.
02:44When will the construction start?
02:47It has just been announced.
02:49So the construction will definitely take some time.
02:52Now it also needs to be planned from the PPP theme.
02:57It needs to be approved.