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Malacca-Sumatera bridge needs further studies
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 12/24/2008 11:12 AM | National
Deputy Malaysian prime minister Najib Tun Razak on Wednesday said the suggestion to construct a bridge between Malacca and Sumatra would need more comprehensive studies.
One of the areas that needed further study, Razak said, would be the cost of construction, quoted in the local press to be at least US$11 billion.
Malaccan governor Mohammad Ali said the 52km-bridge would be the longest in the world, and would benefit both regions' economies, kompas.com reported Tuesday.
"We need to study the initiative carefully and then suggest the plan to both governments. We need to see if the budget is acceptable to both parties and estimate how much profit would be generated (from the bridge)," he said.
The project initiators are currently looking for foreign investors to finance the massive bridge, Ali said.
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My comments :
As though he has run out of ideas, Ali Rustam's Malacca / Sumatera bridge proposal will wreck the Malaysian economy in no time at all. It would be better to revive the Mahathir Causeway project at any given choice.
I personally feel that it is better to build the fastest Kuala Lumpur - Malacca City train similar to the ERL that plies between KL Sentral and KLIA. The terminal from KLIA can continue south to Malacca from there.
In that sense, the MSC development will be further enhanced. There is no need to see traffic jams during the annual Hari Raya balik kampung syndrome. Tourists and students can use the train without much hassle . Singaporeans can travel to KL more conveniently too in huge numbers thus reducing the number of vehicles along the highway.In other words we need quality tourists and visitors not ********* and ********.
Why built a bridge ( to Sumatera ) when there is no surety of profits and project viability ? Sometimes when our leaders think out of the box, they also stumble into the water ( in the Melaka Straits lah). And if ever another tsunami strike again it will be the costliest bridge ever destroyed.
Spending US 11 billion is no joke.No wonder the opposition are always after our government.
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