News about LRT

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Both George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd and Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) yesterday clarified that the dispute between them over the financing requirements for their joint venture (JV) company that is undertaking the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project is to do with the priority of funding options.

GEORGE TOWN (Aug 15): The Penang State Government is still looking at various options on the mode of public transport deemed the most suitable for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): A dispute has arisen between George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd and Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) over financing requirements for their joint-venture (JV) company that is undertaking the construction of the Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3).

KUALA LUMPUR: EITA Resources Bhd’s contract to supply lifts and escalators for the light rail transit Line 3 (LRT3) project has been revised, with the contract sum cut by a whopping 65.

GEORGE TOWN (July 25): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state is preparing to apply for funding from the Federal Government for its Light Rail Transit (LRT) system project.

GEORGE TOWN (July 18): The Penang State Government will hold a public hearing for the Komtar-Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit (LRT) project for three months beginning mid-August.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The Transport Ministry has approved Penang's Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.

  GEORGE TOWN (June 29): The Penang Government has agreed for the Bayan Lepas LRT alignment to be built according to the original plan and not in front of the Sungai Nibong Besar Jamek Mosque and the nearby endowed cemetery land.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd’s unit Ikhmas Jaya Sdn Bhd has secured a project from Pembinaan Jaya Zira Sdn Bhd for the sub-contract works for the construction and completion of the Light Rail Transit Line 3 from Bandar Utama to Johan Setia for RM405 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): The bodies of a married couple were found in embrace underneath the concrete rubble of the collapsed building next to the Gombak LRT Terminal in Taman Melati, here, early yesterday.