Works Ministry gets only RM3bil of up to RM6bil needed for federal road maintenance

KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry needs between RM5 billion and RM6 billion to maintain federal roads nationwide but currently receives only RM3 billion.

Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Maslan said the allocation remained insufficient to address all road damage.

"That is why we cannot resurface entire roads. We can only resurface damaged sections, from small potholes to larger ones, which we repair within 24 hours," he told the Dewan Rakyat today.

He was responding to a supplementary question from Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PN-Kuala Krai) on the government's commitment to comprehensively address road surface quality through a special allocation.

Ahmad said he hoped the government would provide additional funding to improve road maintenance.

He said that the ministry continued to assess damaged sections objectively and use the most suitable paving materials.