Jun 4, 2008

WEE/MIRI CITY-infrastructure

Tarikh: 19/12/2007 [wednesday]
The Miri City Council (MCC) have taken every efforts to carry out more infrastructure development and provide better services to the Mirians.

At the same time, the council has emphasis concentrates on improvement to the city outlook, landscaping and beautification works, cleanliness and better cleaning services.

Its Mayor, Dato Wee Han Wen told reporters this in his 2007 Year End Message during the full council meeting, today.

He said a few of the mega development projects have been carried out this year which include the bus terminal building and associated works at Tudan with cost of more than 2.5 million ringgit. The operation of the bus terminal will commence soon.

Added that another project is for drainage and roadside with cost of 4.3 million ringgit, road and traffic 3.2 million ringgit and additional fund for upgrading of drainage system at nine different housing estates and commercial centres of value cost of 1.2 million ringgit

Meanwhile, for the Eighty-two tenders and 205 quotations had been called in carrying out various projects and providing cleaning services to Miri City, compared only 91 tenders and 189 quotations on 2006.

The council also allocated more than 4.2 million ringgit to the maintenance of landscaping works along public areas, parks and recreational grounds, and protection of sea front along Taman Selera and Luak Bay Esplanade.

In order to protect its properties from vandalism and for the sake of public safety, the council will gradually install closed circuit television (CCTV) in all the major parks in Miri.

Dato' Wee explained that effort of improving cleanliness at food outlets, the number of food outlets obtained "A" grading has increased.

Dato' Wee expressed his concern and appreciation to Mirians for the support and co-operation to the council in carrying out their works after elevation of Miri to city on the 20th of May 2005.

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