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21 August 2003 - Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru
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YAB Dato Seri Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia did the honour of launching the construction of the Road and Rail Bridge of the Gerbang Selatan Bersepadu (GSB) Project in Johor Bahru. Earlier, Prime Minister, YAB Dato Seri Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad officiated the new 13-storey Johor Customs which houses the State Customs department. Also present at the function were the Menteri Besar of Johor, YAB Dato' Hj. Abdul Ghani Othman, Second Finance Minister, YB Dato Dr. Jamaludin Jarjis, Customs Director General, Tan Sri Abdul Halil Abdul Mutalib, Public Works Director General, Tan Sri Dato Ir. Hj Zaini Omar, YBhg Tan Sri Razali Ismail, Chairman of Gerbang Perdana Sdn Bhd and other senior government officials. |
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At the Gerbang Selatan Bersepadu bridge works launching ceremony, YAB Dato Seri Dr Mahathir was briefed on the work progress of the new Integrated Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex by the General Manager of Public Works Departments, Ir Anton Sebastian via video link-up followed by a live question & answer session between YAB Dato Seri Dr Mahathir and Ir. Anton Sebastian. Prior to that, video clips of the works undertaken at the construction site since commencement of the CIQ works in January 2003 at Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru was also shown. |
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To commemorate the launching of the bridge works via a video link, two boulders were dropped into the sea. The rocks were part of the causeway foundation stone to signify "bridge abutment works" that have commenced on site. Project Director for the Gerbang Selatan Bersepadu project, En. Rostam Razali was on site at the causeway to brief YAB Dato Seri Dr Mahathir on the progress of works for the bridge. Fifty members from RELA were positioned along the causeway and on the barge waving flags. A huge Malaysian flag was hoisted by a crane, accompanied by applause from the 3,000 over audience viewing the launching via video-link at the Customs Tower. |
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At the ceremony, YAB Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir was presented with a slab of granite which was taken from the bottom of the Causeway. The granite, which was 80 years old was a symbolic memento of the nostalgic "Tambak Johor" which was built in 1920.
The construction of the 1.4 kilometer bridge is part of the Gerbang Selatan Bersepadu project, undertaken by Gerbang Perdana Sdn Bhd, the Contractor for the project. The road bridge is expected to be completed in 2005. |
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