Sabah Infrastructure Development Minister Peter Anthony said the roundabout, located in Donggongon town, will give way for the flyover to be constructed to ease the traffic congestion at the intersection.
The roundabout is situated along the main passageway for the public coming from and out of Penampang and the interior Tambunan district.
“This Donggongon-Tambunan flyover will start next year. It will hopefully be completed in two to three years, depending on the approval process from the Penampang district council,” Anthony said.
Asked where the Sigah will be moved to, Anthony said he had spoken to International Trade and Industry Minister Darell Leiking, who is the Penampang MP, on the matter but no decision has been made yet.
Speaking after launching the Penampang by-pass and Lido flyovers here today, he said the allocation for the Donggongon-Tambunan flyover will come from the federal government.
“This flyover is needed because the traffic jam in Donggongon is quite bad, particularly during the peak hours.
“Hopefully, the fund allocation process will be smooth as with the ones we had for the Penampang by-pass and Lido flyovers launched today,” he said.
Anthony said these two flyovers were built at a cost of RM300 million, adding the construction was part of Phase 2 of the overall Jalan Lintas upgrading project, which comes under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
He said there is still the construction of the U-turn flyover at the nearby Lintas area, also under Phase 2.
He hoped the contractors will complete the balance of work in Phase 2, which is about 83% done, next year.
The ministry targets to have all major road works, such as the ones at Jalan Tun Fuad here and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), completed by 2021.
“The project at UMS, which cost RM424 million, is 31% completed and we expect it to be finished by the end of 2021,” Anthony said.
“The project at Jalan Tun Fuad is disrupted now due to land problems. Hopefully, it will be resolved and the work completed next year.
“When all these are done, we can overcome the congestion issue in KK and nearby areas.”