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Martin (centre in brown shirt) together with JKR team, community leaders and residents give their thumbs up for the newly upgraded road in the new village settlement area of Kampung Mentu Mawang in Serian on March 16, 2026. Advertisement
By DayakDaily Team
SERIAN, March 17: A new RM5 million Sungai Kedup Bridge in Kampung Mentu Mawang is set to significantly enhance connectivity for residents in Kedup, as the completion of the Sungai Nyanuh bridge and key road upgrading works further improve access and mobility in the area.
The project was highlighted during a handover and groundbreaking ceremony officiated on Monday (March 16) by Deputy Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Martin Ben, who is also the Kedup assemblyman.
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The event saw the official handover of the completed Sungai Nyanuh bridge project, which connects to the new longhouse site at Kampung Pulau Piranuk, as well as a road upgrading project in the new village settlement area of Kampung Mentu Mawang.
According to Public Works Department (JKR) Sarawak, the Sungai Nyanuh bridge, measuring 20 metres in length and 5.5 metres in width, together with a 200-metre access road of the same width, was completed at a cost of RM980,000. The project commenced on March 31, 2025 and was fully completed on March 12, 2026.
Meanwhile, the 290-metre road upgrading project in Kampung Mentu Mawang, costing RM351,000, was implemented to improve accessibility and provide greater comfort for residents in the growing settlement.
The ceremony also marked the groundbreaking of the new Sungai Kedup Bridge project in Kampung Mentu Mawang, which carries a contract value of RM5 million and is expected to be completed within 15 months, from Nov 24, 2025 to Feb 23, 2027.
The project scope includes the construction of a 200-metre road with a width of 5.5 metres, complete with premix surfacing, traffic signage, guardrails and connections to the existing culvert system.
The bridge itself will span 50 metres with a width of 5.5 metres and will feature I-beam girder structures, railings, abutments, piers and micropile foundations.
In his speech, Martin expressed confidence that the new infrastructure projects would spur development in local settlements while improving connectivity and accessibility for rural communities.
He also called on residents to extend their full cooperation to contractors and government agencies to ensure the smooth implementation of the projects.
JKR Serian Division is the implementing agency for all the projects under the Greater Kuching Coordinated Development Agency (GKCDA).
Also present were GKCDA special administrative officer Datu Ik Pahon Joyik, representatives from the Serian Resident’s Office, Tebedu District Office, JKR Serian Division engineer Ir Ts Chiresly Francis Kureng, as well as community leaders and village representatives from the Kedup area. — DayakDaily
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