MUKAH: The dream of the residents of Kampung Klid and Kampung Plajau to have road access to Dalat Town is about to come true when the Kampung Medong/Lebrasau/Kampung Klid Road Construction Project now reaches completion of 48.56 per cent.

The high-impact project, which is expected to be fully completed by the end of January 2026, will end the community's dependence on water transportation, which has been their only main link to date.

During a working visit to the project site on Wednesday, Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas expressed concern over the more than 70-day delay recorded by the project, but assured that an immediate solution is being formulated with the contractor.

“This project has been delayed by more than 70 days and this is quite worrying. However, we will find an immediate solution to ensure that this road is completed on schedule.

“We have also discussed with the contractor so that the issue is resolved and the project is completed in January next year,” he told the media.

The scope of this project involves the construction of a new road along 11.5 kilometres, a spur road along 0.17 kilometres and the construction of three bridges across Batang Oya.

This route will connect Dalat District with Kampung Klid, Kampung Plajau and Sekolah Kebangsaan Klid/Plajau.

Currently, villagers still have to take a speedboat about 30 minutes from the end of Jalan Dalat–Lebrasau to get to their respective homes.

Their vehicles are usually parked at the Dalat/Lebrasau water intake area.

Datuk Amar also instructed the contractor to redouble their efforts and ensure that coordination between all stakeholders is carried out more systematically in order to meet the project implementation period.

Also present during the visit were Deputy Minister of Economy, Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib, Mukah Division Resident, Datu Kueh Lei Poh and other guests. -UKASnews