The Transport Minister said he had signed the full approval for the C2 Line Railway Scheme yesterday which was submitted by Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd , as the owner of the ECRL project, through the Land Public Transport Agency .
"The approval allows physical work in Section C2 to begin in the first quarter of this year as we do not want to further delay work to ensure construction of the ECRL can be completed on schedule by December 2026,” he told a press conference after visiting the site for the construction of the Genting Tunnel, which is included in the ECRL route, here Thursday .
Also present were former Transport Minister Tan Sri Liow Tiong Lai, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, who is also MRL chairman, Pahang Public Works, Transport and Health Committee chairman Datuk Seri Norolazali Sulaiman and MRL chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwish Abdul Razak.
According to Dr Wee, the full approval of the C2 Line was given after three months of public scrutiny, since September, during which 12,652 out of 12,797 respondents or 98.87%, expressed support.Article type: free
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