KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Sunrise Bhd and Mulpha International Bhd are collaborating to build an RM107 million interchange to Gerbang Nusajaya in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor. The 59:41 joint venture (JV) will involve three stages of roadworks that will improve accessibility to Nusajaya, they said in a joint press statement on Tuesday.

Roadworks Stages 1 and 2 are targeted for completion by December 2016, while Roadworks Stage 3 is expected to be completed in December 2018.

Mulpha executive chairman Lee Seng Huang said the interchange will facilitate  shorter time for commuters travelling to and from the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (Linkedua) between Gerbang Nusajaya and Singapore.

“For the many commuters in the vicinity of Gerbang Nusajaya and Leisure Farm Resort who travel to Singapore, this highway interchange will significantly cut travel time to and from Linkedua, from the current 15 minutes to just five minutes,” Lee said.

UEM Sunrise executive director Datuk Izzaddin Idris said, “The joint venture will create a mutually beneficial transport ecosystem around Gerbang Nusajaya, Gelang Patah and Leisure Farm Resort, which are located in close proximity to each other.

“It will also enhance accessibility to and from the area, putting in place good infrastructure for other catalytic developments to thrive in Gerbang Nusajaya. We are confident that our strategic partnership with Mulpha International will further develop Nusajaya as a driving economic force in the region.”

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on May 9, 2014.