Road Project To Boost Kiulap 'Satellite Town' Bid
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Kampong Kiulap area in combination with Mukim Gadong is currently being developed towards becoming a `satellite town' to Bandar Seri Begawan and is expected to eventually serve more than 20,000 customers. The area also has the benefit of being an added attraction to tourists.

The construction of a loop road linking about 20 acres of land would encourage further commercial development in the Kiulap area.

This was stated by Project Implementation Director Mr Lim Kim Peck during the handing over ceremony of the project. The cost of implementation of the 1.2-kilometre "Kiulap Implementation Project (KIP) Phase-3" road loop project is around B$870,000.

According to Mr Lim, the project once completed could serve and accommodate about 240 units of commercial shophouse units worth millions of dollars in infrastructure development. Business' could flourish even further in the Kiulap area, in turn generating more employment especially for locals, he said.

The project is being- implemented by the Development Control & Competent Authority with the co-ordination of the project implementation team acting on behalf of the landowners who have contributed financially to the project.

Mr Lim said that His Majesty's Government has always emphasised that the private sector should play a role as the engine of growth and real partner in development with the government being a facilitator and regulator that facilitates business for progress.

The project planning began in April 2002 with the briefing of landowners by the Town & Country Planning Department on the purpose and importance of the loop road project.

Among the several matters discussed during the briefing were the cost sharing of the project and the land lots that would be affected by the proposed road project. The actual project began in February 2004.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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