en areas along federal roads that have been identified as blackspots or high accident risk areas are being upgraded and improved to prevent road accidents, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor.
"Till now upgrading and improvement work has been 40 per cent completed and will be fully completed by the end of this November," he told reporters after launching the 'Works Ministry 2009 Road Safety Campaign' at the north-bound Dengkil rest and recreation area here Monday.
The areas identified are Jalan Serting Tengah in Negeri Sembilan; Jalan Damar Laut-Pantai Remis in Perak; Jalan Alor Setar-Kangar; Jalan Butterworth-Alor Setar; Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan; Jalan Kuantan-Segamat; Jalan Batu Pahat-Kluang; Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan; Jalan Muar-Melaka; and Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai.
Shaziman said the upgrading of the roads did not involve a large cost.
"Sometimes we just need to make changes to the geometry of the roads or increase traffic lights and that does not cost much," he said.
Shahziman said he had also issued directives to highway concession companies to temporarily halt all upgrading and improvement works for 10 days beginning Sept 17 to smoothen road users' journeys home.
"We also asked them to ensure that all lanes at toll plazas were open and to prepare additional lanes if needed to reduce congestion," he said.
He said to reduce road accident deaths in the country his ministry had launched a road safety initiative based on noble values and it was called C.A.R.E. (C for 'cermat' being careful, A for 'adab sopan' being courteous, R for 'berfikiran rasional' rational thinking and E for 'etika' being ethical).
"This campaign is to instill noble values as their driving lifestyle.
"This campaign is not a spur of the moment thing as to instill the C.A.R.E. culture needs continuos effort," he said.
--BERNAMA
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