KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 2 -- Putrajaya will spend RM55 million to build the covered pedestrian walkways across the capital city, with the start of work scheduled for January 2027, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh told Parliament this evening.

Under Kuala Lumpur City Hall's (DBKL) operating expenditure, 22 kilometres of covered walkways will be built across Kuala Lumpur's parliamentary constituencies, with an allocation of two kilometres per constituency, she said.

Yeoh said the project is expected to be completed by the third quarter of next year.

"While no pedestrian walkways are currently under construction, implementation for next year will begin as early as January 2027," the minister said wh...