BINTULU: The multibillion Pan Borneo Highway project has been described as the biggest engineering project in the state, Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem said.
Adenan also said the project, which would involve the expansion and construction of new roads between Lundu and Lawas, would spur economic growth in the state.
"The construction of this highway will help to create economic activities for the people.
"On the left and right side of the highway, there will be shops and maybe markets developed nearby.
"On the bigger picture, the construction of the highway is more than just connecting one town to the other," he said in his speech during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the first phase of the highway.
The ground breaking ceremony was conducted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today.