Why Sarawak’s Pan Borneo Highway is Toll-free ?

It was a great relief that the state government state that the Sarawak’s section of Pan Borneo Highway will be toll-free. However skeptics still concerning about the toll issues in future roads. Lets find out what is toll roads about, and its implementation and limitations.
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The two Dams – Bakun Vs Murum – and beyond

In Malaysia, there is many Hydroelectric Power Station spreading across the nation. Knowing that Bakun Dam in Sarawak is the largest in Malaysia, are you wondering which dam is second in place ? The answer is the Murum Dam in Sarawak.

You got it right, This two hydroelectric behemoth have a combined power generation capacity more than the total output of all the other 18 hydroelectric power plants in Malaysia combined. Lets find out more !
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Pan Borneo Highway- The Mega Construction Project in North Borneo

When the world is wondering what is the latest mega project in the Land of the Hornbill – Sarawak, the answer will be the 2,333km long Pan Borneo Highway (1,089km long highway on Sarawak side) stretches from Telok Melano at the southwestern tip of Sarawak to Serudong in Sabah across Brunei. “Efficient Connections” had been the key motto of the mega project.

This ambitious project not only to upgrade the existing road infrastructure, but also improved connectivity inter-state and inter-country, that will be the game changer that will catalyses the economic growth along the north coast of Borneo Island, which forms the backbone of the Northern Economic Corridor of Borneo Island.
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