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Magazines Archives - 2008 March
New boardwalk to help boost
economic growth in Sabah
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BY 2010, a mixed seafront
development will stand on the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC)
in East Malaysia.
The RM500-million (approximately US$156
million) Kota Kinabalu City Waterfront (KKCW),
developed by Waterfront Urban Development in collaboration with Dewan
Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu
(DBKK), will feature a 2km-long boardwalk built on stilts above the sea
using eco-friendly materials.
Located on the waterfront of Kota Kinabalu City centre along Jalan Tun
Fuad Stevens, the
development, when completed, is expected to become a thriving waterfront
pedestrian walkway that will seamlessly connect a variety of retail,
lifestyle, residential and hotel establishments.
WUD managing director Reymee Mohd Hussein revealed that the project will
incorporate
environmentally-friendly features like high-tech LED lighting,
energy-saving air-conditioning systems
and solar-powered pedestrian lighting along the boardwalk.
He said: “The development is in line with SDC’s and DBKK’s overall
urbanisation and development
master plan, which is primarily to increase the role of coastal cities as
catalysts for modernisation and development in Sabah. Designed “to be
comparable with other worldclass waterfront developments”, Reymee added
that “the project will no doubt attract higheryielding tourists”.
The KKCW is expected to spur economic growth for the Sabah capital and
provide employment
and new business opportunities to local residents and businesses.
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