KUALA SELANGOR, July 26 — Preliminary investigations have revealed that the sinkhole near Bentong toll plaza at Kilometre (KM) 66.1 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway was caused...
KUALA SELANGOR, July 26 — Preliminary investigations have revealed that the sinkhole near Bentong toll plaza at Kilometre 66.1 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway was caused by the construction of the East Coast Rail Link underground tunnel, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said.
“I’m rather pleased with the swift remedial action taken, and we can expect the road to be used by 7pm,” he told reporters after visiting the construction work at Section of the West Coast Expressway here today. Meanwhile, Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd , owner of the ECRL project, said today that investigations into the real cause of the sinkhole were still ongoing.
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