KOTA KINABALU, June 23 -- Inspector General of Projects Sabah Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak reaffirmed his commitment to closely monitoring the implementation of the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway Project, stressing that every delay carries a cost to both government expenditure and public benefit.

Speaking after a site visit on Tuesday with officials from the Public Works Department (JKR), contractors and relevant agencies, Salleh said several key work packages (WP) under the project were making encouraging progress and remained on track to achieve major milestones this year.

"I am encouraged by the progress achieved so far. WP 3, 4, 10 and 29 are on track to obtain their Certificates of Partial Completion (CPC) this year," he said.

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