KOTA KINABALU – The Sabah government has approved RM4.7 million to complete the skybridge project here, which had been suspended since 2018 after the project developer became insolvent.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said construction on the project will resume in the near future and the works are expected to be completed by the middle of this year.
“We do not want this skybridge project to be abandoned forever. It needs to be completed quickly to provide convenience and safety to the public,” he said after visiting the project site here today.
Hajiji said the RM31.5 million project was funded by the Public Private Partnership Unit under the Prime Minister's Department through the facilitation fund agreement between the federal government, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd and Sunsea Development Sdn Bhd on February 9, 2017.
“Through the agreement, the federal government has the right to terminate the facilitation fund if the project developer is found to be insolvent.
“Construction of pedestrian bridge and work to upgrade the surrounding infrastructure began on April 1, 2017 and was scheduled to be completed within six months (September 30, 2017) but was then extended to April 30, 2018,” he said.
Hajiji added that the contractor in charge at the time was Petrofiq Sdn Bhd, which had stopped works – even though 90% of the project had been completed – on the grounds that it had not received payment. – Bernama, February 4, 2021
