Road has become the most important mode of transportation. Now, with a total population of 26 million and a growing number of registered vehicles, it is Malaysia's major task to prepare a comfortable and safe road network. Continuous efforts have placed Malaysia's road facilities equivalent to other developed nations. As more and more areas rich in tin were found andvast fertile land opened for cultivation, they had kindled the interest of investors in the country. Changes in the political scenario have affected the social and economical life of the community. This paper covers the development and historical aspects of the evolution of road transport systems in Malaysia over the past century starting from the use of early transportation modes such as wooden carved boats and bullock carts to the construction of sophisticated superhighways which are boosted by various national policies. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.
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