Sabah and Sarawak will get more new roads and basic amenities under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
Under the five-year blueprint, a total of 2,540km of roads will be built in Sabah and 2,819km in Sarawak.
"This will help ensure mobility of goods and people from rural areas to urban markets and beyond," said the 10th Plan report.
Also, 98% of those in Sabah and 95% of people in Sarawak will have access to clean water with supply reaching an additional 112,700 houses in Sabah and 87,000 houses in Sarawak.
The states will also enjoy 99% electricity coverage with supply in the rural areas to be extended to 59,000 houses in Sabah and 76,000 houses in Sarawak by 2015.
In Sabah, three new power plants will be commissioned with a combined capacity of 700MW. Two are gas-based plants in the west coast and one coal-based in the east coast using clean coal technology.
In Sarawak, the 2,400 MW Bakun hydroelectricity project will be commissioned in stages.
Air and water transportation will also be improved to increase connectivity and accessibility in rural areas and this includes upgrading the short take off landing (STOL) airstrips.
River transportation will be enhanced as a mode of public transport particularly in Sarawak and promoted as a tourism product.
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