Overview
The East Coast Expressway will provide the longest free-flow four-lane dual carriage expressway facilitating the quickest, uninterrupted, most comfortable and safest journey on wheels from the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur to enchanting coastal city of Kuala Terengganu steeped in culture and traditions.
The East Coast Expressway will be a catalyst to spur and accelerate growth of the three East Coast states towards fulfilling the objective of the nation to balance the economic growth among all regions in the country. It will compliment the planned development corridor under the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) launched by the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in December 2007. The East Coast Expressway will promote internal transport and regional integration and facilitate emergence and development of economic activities in the hinterland.
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