SIBU: A 9km stretch of the first carriageway connecting Sungai Arip Bridge and the Bintulu Airport junction, which is under Works Package 09 (WP09) of the Pan Borneo Highway mega project, is expected to be opened to traffic in three months’ time.

The Lebuhraya Borneo Utara (LBU) WP09-Sungai Arip Bridge-Bintulu Airport Junction Project manager Lawrence Low says of the 9km, 5km is the Bintulu section and 4km is the Tatau section.