KUALA LUMPUR: Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has urged the works ministry to explain unpaid debts for the recently opened Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH), saying all outstanding payments must be settled.
“There must be reasons why the payments were not made. Although the project is completed, we must also see if the works ministry is satisfied,” Bernama quoted him as saying at the Malaysian Malay Contractors Association’s convention and annual general meeting here.
Ismail was responding to allegations of unpaid payments to some sub-contractors amounting to RM80 million that have caused difficulties to the businesses involved.
The 20.1km DASH connects to three major highways – the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE), the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) and the Western Kuala Lumpur Traffic Dispersal Scheme (SPRINT).
DASH also connects 13 interchanges from Taman Tun Dr Ismail to Puncak Alam.