Penang gets conditional nod from Transport Ministry for Bayan Lepas LRT project
KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The Transport Ministry has approved Penang's Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
PJ Section 5 residents: LRT still too noisy
PETALING JAYA (May 4): Section 5 folk here want Prasarana Malaysia Bhd to cut down the noise level of LRT trains that pass through their area, reported The Star today.
Bombardier commits to RM700m local content use in fulfilling Kelana Jaya LRT contracts
KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Bombardier Hartasuma Consortium, the train set supplier for Prasarana Malaysia Bhd's Kelana Jaya Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) has committed to maximise the use of local content to up to 35% in its delivery of 27 new train sets for the project.
Penang CM: Report that says PIL 1 and LRT construction to begin next year is unsubstantiated
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Approval for the light rail transit (LRT) and Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) projects are yet to be obtained, said Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow.
Penang’s PIL and LRT projects to start next year — report
GEORGE TOWN (April 8): The light rail transit (LRT) line and the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) have been scheduled to begin in June next year.
SunCon bags 2 new piling jobs worth RM86m, YTD job wins reach RM867.7m
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Sunway Construction Group Bhd announced yesterday that it has, via its subsidiaries, bagged two piling works contracts worth a combined value of RM86.
Project tender competition seen to intensify in construction sector
Construction sector Maintain underweight: The Star daily on Sunday quoted Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow that since the RM1 billion bridging loan from the federal government for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) was not forthcoming, the project delivery partner (PDP), SRS Consortium, would now have to source for the funds.
Dangerous LRT walkway still unrectified after one year
PETALING JAYA (March 14): A damaged roof, broken tiles on the pavement and poor lighting – these have endangered commuters along an LRT (light rail transit) walkway for almost a year.
WCT executes LRT3 novation agreements with Prasarana, MRCB George Kent
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): WCT Holdings Bhd announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary WCT Bhd had today executed three novation agreements with Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd with regards to the proposed Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT 3) projects secured by WCT Bhd.
LRT3 contractors assured of RM255m remainder payment after signing of novation agreement, says Guan Eng
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): Work package contractors (WPCs) of the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3), who have earlier complained about not being paid by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, can now expect to receive the RM255 million remainder following the novation agreement signed by Prasarana, MRCB-George Kent Sdn Bhd and the WPCs today.
