PARIT BUNTAR: The Finance Ministry has registered the proposed construction of a new highway alignment that will connect Tanjung Malim to Lumut, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.

The Perak Mentri Besar said the construction of the highway was necessary to facilitate export logistics services through the Lumut Maritime Industrial City (LuMIC) when the High Technology Automotive Valley (AHTV) project in Tanjung Malim begins operation.

“If the products produced at LuMIC are sent to Port Klang (Selangor), it will create further congestion... that’s why we want to empower Lumut Port.

“We want this highway project to be built during the same time as the AHTV development so that once the factories are operational, the products produced can be sent directly through the new highway,” he said.

He told reporters after launching the 50-megawatt (MW) Solar Power Plant and handing over of Perak Sejahtera Housing Loan Offer Letters (PPPS) to 30 squatter residents at the Sungai Kerian reserve here yesterday, Bernama reported.

Commenting further, Saarani said the registration of the proposed highway project by the Finance Ministry was a follow-up to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recent visit to Perak.

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