[18] On 29 June 2019, the current Member of parliament (MP) of Labuan, Rozman met Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad with a briefing on the future development plan for the island, among the proposal included in the plan is the need for bridge which become the utmost priority to improve the economy landscape of both Labuan and Sabah where it was received positively by the Prime Minister.
[19] On 16 July, LC through their chairman Amir Hussein said the bridge will soon come to a realisation with the project will be available for bidding after its potential launch by the second half of the year with an estimate value of around RM4 billion.
[20] Through a meeting between Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and representatives from the Federal Territories Ministry and the Economic Affairs Ministry in September, both sides agree on the construction of the bridge where they are planning to open the request for proposal before the end of the year and searching for any investors group that are interested and want to invest in the bridge construction.
[25] In August, Minister Annuar announced that the government is conducting the final phase of a feasibility study on the bridge construction.
[26] By September, Minister Annuar announced that a working paper on the Labuan bridge are to be submitted to the Cabinet of Malaysia for approval.
As November 2024, it was announced that the construction of the bridge is expected to begin next year, following the allocation of RM 500,000 for a feasibility study on the project.