The State Government of Melaka has announced plans to construct four new roads to enhance its sea transportation system in Malaysia. These roads will connect various ports and jetties, including the Tanjung Bruas port in Tanjung Kling, the KMB jetty, and new ports in the Straits of Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone (SM-WEZ).
One key project involves building a new road and upgrading the existing route from the Bukit Rambai Industrial Park junction to Tanjung Bruas Port, with an expected cost of RM428.37 million under Rolling Plan 1 (RP1) of the 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13). Another key initiative is the proposed Coastal Highway Project, which will span the Alor Gajah and Melaka Tengah districts, covering a road length of 52.3 km at an estimated cost of RM3.622 billion.
Phase 1 of the Coastal Highway Project, included in RP5 of RMK12, involves constructing a four-lane road from Hatten City to Semabok, with a budget of RM500 million. Additionally, plans to upgrade Jalan Tun Hamzah from the Road Transport Department junction to the Alor Gajah-Melaka Tengah-Jasin (AMJ) Semabok junction have been approved under RP3 of RMK12, with a budget of RM300 million. This project is currently in the road design phase by the Public Works Department. Meanwhile, in the Linggi Port area, the state aims to construct a road from Kuala Linggi to Ayer Molek in Masjid Tanah, with a budget of RM125 million approved under RP4 of RMK12.