West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd (WCESB) aims to have four more sections of the West Coast Expressway Project (WCE) operational by the end of this year.
Head of WCE Highway Operations Syed Muhd Naguib Syed Mohd said it involved Section SKVE, Banting, Assam Java and South Taiping.
Syed Muhd Naguib said for the construction of Section 11, which is from Beruas to Taiping Selatan, which involves a 35.5 kilometer (km) route, 88 percent has been completed so far and is expected to be operational by the end of this year.
“Construction now involves engineering elements, tolls, slope construction and mechanical work,” he said.
Syed Muhd Naguib said because the route also passes through the Bubu Forest Reserve, WCE will also build a culvert for the animal box as a step to preserve the environment and ecosystem.
“This is to enable any relationship between these animals to be maintained following the construction of the highway in the area,” he said.
He said, for the Perak range, WCE plans to build four Rest and Treatment (R&R) areas, namely Teluk Intan R&R (north and south), Sungai Wangi R&R (south), Ayer Tawar R&R (north) and Sg Nyior R&R (north and south) ).
He said the alignment will also provide two electric vehicle (EV) charging facility hubs in Lekir and Teluk Intan.
Earlier, it was reported that the WCE for the Selangor and Perak line is expected to be fully completed in 2025.
The highway across Selangor and Perak for a distance of 233km along the peninsula’s west coast was built for the convenience of local residents and highway users to the north.
