KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will build a 22km covered pedestrian walkway linking major landmarks, including the National Mosque, Dataran Merdeka and Central Market, under the 2027 Budget.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the walkways would also connect public housing areas to commercial premises, schools, clinics and public transport stations.

Tabling the 2027 Budget, he said DBKL had allocated RM400 million to create 120 acres of new green spaces, restore existing parks and upgrade public facilities and public housing.

A 100-acre plot of leasehold land in Bukit Kiara would also be gazetted as a Federal Park for public use.