News about LRT

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As of end 3Q2023, line-wide progress of the LRT3 construction stood at 86.

LRT ridership will have a significant increase in 2025 with the opening of LRT Shah Alam or LRT 3 to serve one of the densest corridors in the Klang Valley, and expected to cater to over two million people.

In a note on Thursday (July 20), the research house said this was after the higher job flows from the private sector valued at RM39 billion in the first half of 2023 (1H2023) versus the public sector at RM9 billion in the same period, with the number of new applications for construction personnel reaching 151,500 applications in 1H2023, according to the Construction Industry Development Board’s data.

All the contracts were awarded to the group's 60%-owned unit, Trackwork & Supplies Sdn Bhd, said AWC in bourse filings.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said another 18 train sets that are undergoing various maintenance programmes will be added to the Kelana Jaya line by 3Q23, and shorten the train interval time to three minutes.

Caretaker Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said he was very disappointed, felt sorry and apologised to the public for the inconvenience caused from the shutdown of the Kelana Jaya LRT Line for seven days.

Rapid KL said it is adding five feeder buses between the Kelana Jaya LRT Station and the Pasar Seni LRT Station (LRT 3), and one additional bus between Masjid Jamek and Damai (LRT 5).

Rapid KL said the stations affected are Kelana Jaya, Taman Bahagia, Taman Paramount, Asia Jaya, Taman Jaya, Universiti, Kerinchi, Abdullah Hukum, Bangsar, KL Sentral, Pasar Seni, Masjid Jamek, Dang Wangi, Kampung Baru, KLCC and Ampang Park.

According to HLIB, SunCon hopes to increase its existing RM4.