Tiang (second right), accompanied by other officials, inspects the ongoing road improvement project at the intersection.
SIBU (July 17): A road improvement project aimed at easing traffic congestion at the Jalan Wong Soon Kai-Jalan Ling Kai Cheng-Jalan Deshon traffic light intersection has commenced this month, said State Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government, Datuk Michael Tiang.
The RM900,000 project, implemented by the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC), is expected to be completed within four months.
“The project involves constructing an extra 400-metre right-turn lane from Jalan Wong Soon Kai into Jalan Deshon.
“Traffic in this area is particularly heavy during peak hours when people commute to and from work,” Tiang said during a site inspection yesterday.
“We observed long queues in front of the traffic lights, so SMC proposed expanding the road by constructing a right-turn lane to Jalan Deshon.
“This addition is expected to significantly ease traffic movement along Jalan Ling Kai Cheng and Jalan Deshon.”
Tiang, who was accompanied by SMC chairman Clarence Ting, expressed confidence that the project could be completed ahead of schedule, given its current progress.
He also called on the Public Works Department (JKR) to implement a complementary improvement by constructing an extra right-turn lane from Jalan Deshon into Jalan Ling Kai Cheng.
“This will complement the existing project and help further resolve the bottleneck problem at the intersection,” he added.
