By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Aug 29: The MYJalan application will be expanded into a comprehensive national database for managing road infrastructure across Malaysia.
According to Federal Works Minister Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi, his ministry has taken the initiative to introduce the General Procedures for Malaysian Road Data Management, aiming to support efforts toward a Road Data Declaration and establish a national database for road infrastructure management across Malaysia.
Through this initiative, the ministry aims for five states to share their road data by 2026, followed by eight more states in 2027. Ultimately, by 2030, at least 80 per cent of road data with integrity will be integrated nationally.
This followed the revelation that since its launch in August 2023, MYJalan, a public complaints channel for road damage, has received over 40,000 complaints from the public.
“Interestingly, almost 70 per cent of these complaints involve state and local council (PBT) roads, while the rest relate to federal roads.
“These numbers clearly show that we can no longer work in silos. Roads are the lifelines of the people, and solutions must come through collaboration by all parties,” he said in a Facebook post.
To tackle this, Nanta, who is also Kapit MP, said that the ‘MYJalan 2025 Programme Road Data Seminar and Engagement Session’ was held in Cyberjaya on Thursday (Aug 28), which brought together representatives from state governments, local councils, and maintenance companies.
“If in the past our challenge was to ensure roads connecting districts and states were safe and well-maintained, today our challenge is greater—how to integrate road data to ensure the well-being of people across the nation.
“The challenges we face are not small. From fragmented road data systems in Malaysia, to issues of unclaimed roads, incomplete inventories, and disconnected public complaint systems—all of these weaken our ability to deliver swift and effective solutions,” he said.
Nanta added that with complete, accurate, and standardised data, they will not only be able to plan infrastructure more strategically, but also resolve public complaints faster, improve road safety, and support the aspirations of Malaysia Madani.
“Only with data that is reliable and with open sharing between the federal government, state governments, and local councils can the people truly benefit from the massive investments we channel each year into road development,” he said. — DayakDaily
