News about ECRL

PETALING JAYA (Jan 8): The revival of notable mega infrastructure projects in 2019, namely the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and the Bandar Malaysia project in Kuala Lumpur that will house one of the stations of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR); and the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) will continue to improve market sentiments and restore investors’ confidence, according to Knight Frank Malaysia in its Real Estate Highlights for 2H2019 released today.

KUANTAN (Dec 9): Construction activities for the 640km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which passes through five states, will be ramped up soon in Pahang.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): The 640-km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project will embark on a recruitment roadshow from December 2019 onwards in a bid to tap local talents in the construction and rail industry to participate in the nation’s largest infrastructure project to-date.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Gadang Holdings Bhd said it intends to participate in the open tender process for the three Pan Borneo Sabah packages — worth RM925 million — to be awarded next year, besides having submitted bids for some RM1 billion worth of construction jobs.

PORT KLANG (Oct 23): Alignment for the proposed 640km East Coast Rail Link's (ECRL) section C, which links Mentakab in Pahang to Port Klang in Selangor, has been finalised.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): AmInvestment Bank Bhd has maintained its "underweight" call on Gamuda Bhd at RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Malaysia's real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 4.

Construction sector Maintain neutral: We expect the upcoming Budget 2020 announcement on Oct 11 to prioritise public transport projects but limited to those already awarded, revised and approved: Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3), Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 (MRT2) and East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) — which is anticipated to have a civil works subcontract value of RM9 billion to RM11 billion — is likely to be the only source of immediate new order book for contractors in the upcoming Budget 2020 despite timing risks for new contract awards, says CGS-CIMB Research.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Malaysia should focus on the economic impact of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project rather than seek a review of the project, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming.