MELAKA – A new route to link Malaysia and Indonesia, via Telok Gong, in Masjid Tanah, here, and Dumai, in Sumatra, involving a distance of about 120km will be developed with the cooperation of the private sector.
Melaka Investment, Industry, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Committee chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said the proposed development, which would involve the construction of a tunnel or bridge, would take 20 years and when completed would have a major impact on both countries’ economic development.
“The project proposal has been submitted by the private sector and both countries have in principle agreed to a detailed study on the matter.
“On the state government’s part, we have brought all government agencies to visit the area where the proposed new route will be built yesterday,” he told reporters after an interview on the “Apa Khabar YB” programme with Melakafm here today.
Rauf said the project, inspired by the One Belt One Road concept, 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 an immigration, customs, quarantine and security (ICQS) complex, he added.
Apart from that, he said a new industrial area spanning about 2,023ha and encompassing various production activities would be developed in stages in Masjid Tanah.
The zone’s development would be carried out by the Melaka Corporation and is also expected to contribute to the opening of a new town in Masjid Tanah, he added. – Bernama, September 8, 2022
