Monday, 16 Dec 2019 10:11 AM MYT
Through the hard and tough re-negotiation process, the government has managed to slash the cost to RM44 billion, 34 per cent lower compared to RM65.5 billion previous price tag. MRL’s chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak had urged interested Malaysians to come forward as 70 per cent of the 23,000 workers needed for the project would be locals.
Besides the ECRL, Light Rail Transit 3 , Mass Rapid Transit 2 and Klang Valley Double Track phase 2 projects have also resumed following the government’s move to cut the project’s cost. Phase 1 of the project connecting the Sungai Buloh station to Kampung Batu station is scheduled to begin operation in July 2021, while phase 2 will commence in July 2022.
Meanwhile, the KVDT2 project which involves the replacement of existing 25-years old tracks, electrification system and the upgrade and maintenance of 265km railway tracks from Salak Selatan to Seremban and from Simpang Port Klang near Mid Valley to Port Klang, is scheduled for completion in September 2026.
As for the 192km Gemas-Johor Bahru Electric Double Tracking Project , reports have suggested that it is progressing ahead of schedule and would be completed by October 2021 before starting operations in 2022. Among them is spending RM450 million to purchase up to 500 electric buses of various sizes, which will be used in selected cities.
In his foreword in the policy’s book, Dr Mahathir said the NTP 2019-2030 was developed to lay the policy thrusts and strategies to enhance Malaysia’s economic competitiveness.
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