Infrastructure news in Jalan Gambang Maran

1. 2,000 residents of three Tumpat villages take turns on 50-year-old narrow bridge

   3 days ago Utusan Kampung Chenderung 44.3 km

   More than 2,000 residents of Kampung Teluk Jering, Kampung Chenderung and Kampung Cherang Melintang in Tumpat, Kelantan, must take turns using a narrow bridge that is over 50 years old. The single-lane bridge is their only main access and is now dilapidated and shakes when heavy vehicles pass. Residents are calling for a new bridge to be built for safety and smoother travel.

2. Malaysia gets a bigger power backbone with new 500kV grid project

   2 weeks ago Malay Mail - Money Kampung Awah, Maran, Pahang 41.3 km

   Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has commenced work on a new 500kV National Grid Backbone transmission line project, with the launch of the PMU Kampung Awah substation site in Maran, Pahang. The project, expected to be completed by 2030, will span about 500km and strengthen the national grid across several states on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.