The Buffalo Highway.... Pix by King Kawi
The Buffalo Highway that linked Sarawak to its coastal villages would only be completed in 2010.
The Ministry of Works website when replying to a complaint letter published in Berita Harian stressed that the road is under the purview of Sarawak Public Work.
“It is a State road and not Federal road,” it stated, acknowledging that the road had been in existent since 1970.
The road is an important link that connect Sarawak with the Rejang Delta coastal villages. If the road is slightly better than what it is now, “family-wheeled” tourism would be boosted by leap and bound as Sarawakian would love to venture to the Melanau hinterland that were once only accessible by riverine or sea.
Based on the information at the website, the bone-shaking more than two hours bumpy ride involves a stretch of 54.2 kilometer from Sibu/Bintulu junction to Mukah will be completed by 2010.
Selangau-Mukah road on raining day. Pix by Jaynern Nek Isuk
The website comically stated that the road were badly damaged since 2005 by giant trucks that transport commodities such as coal and oil palm.
From this road you would reach Mukah, the town that is synonym with Melanau populace, before branching out to not less than 10 other sub districts/township like Belawai, Daro, Igan, Jerijeh, Matu, Oya, Paloh, Rejang, Sebako, Semop and other small villages.
The local anger toward the stretch is shown openly via a FaceBook grouping named We Hate! Mukah-Selangau Road! less than a month ago – here with 1,425 members and growing.
Just like any Ministry, in a typical Barisan Nasional government the website as expected passed the buck: – “Pihak kami memohon pengadu berhubung terus dengan JKR Sarawak untuk meklumat lanjut.” .
source: Ministry of Work Website, here.
Sumber http://sarawakupdate.com/news/local-news/central/welcome-to-sarawaks-buffalo-highway
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