Probe into structural damage near Bandaraya LRT Station to be completed in two weeks — Prasarana

• Prasarana Malaysia Bhd group chief operating officer (strategy and development) Prodyut Dutt said the engineering consulting firm appointed by the company started the investigation on Thursday (Feb 2).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 3): The structural damage of the cracked viaduct and pier near the Bandaraya LRT Station requires a thorough investigation, which will take two weeks to complete.

Prasarana Malaysia Bhd group chief operating officer (strategy and development) Prodyut Dutt said the engineering consulting firm appointed by the company started the investigation on Thursday (Feb 2).

"Repair works depend on the results of the investigation that will be presented to the Ministry of Transport and APAD (the Land Public Transport Agency)," he told reporters when inspecting the structural damage at the LRT station here on Friday.

He said a committee comprising Prasarana as well as the Public Works Department, Kuala Lumpur City Hall and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage had been formed to monitor the probe.

It was reported that the LRT service on the Ampang Line between the Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek stations was disrupted since Jan 27 over safety factors, after the track alignment was found to be kinked near the Bandaraya LRT Station.