MRR2 Repairs Probably Cost RM70 Mln, Says Shahrir

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Repair works on the defective flyover of Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) in Kepong probably cost RM70 million, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad says.

"It has not been confirmed but I expect it's bigger than the earlier estimate," he said when visiting the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) base in Teluk Sepanggar, Tuesday.

"The total project cost is RM120 million but the repair work is RM70 million, out of sudden the whole project costs more," he told reporters.

He said the PAC was very concerned with the cost involved in the repair work and wanted to know whether public funds had been properly spent.

"Perhaps, we (the PAC) will meet or be briefed on the total cost," he said.

The PAC which met for the first time outside Kuala Lumpur yesterday, has visited two projects in Sabah that are facing problems - the construction of a 18km road from Kampung Kokol in Tamparuli to Poring-Poring in Ranau and an access to the Teluk Sepanggar RMN base.

Shahrir said both projects failed to be completed under the Eight Malaysia Plan (8MP) and had to be carried forward into the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).

He urged the government to complete projects that were carried forward from the 8MP at the early stages of the 9MP.

-- BERNAMA