News about LRT

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.

  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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Video courtesy of Twinkle Lau KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): City folk had to report late to work and class this morning owing to a technical glitch between the Kelana Jaya and KLCC stations on the Kelana Jaya LRT (light rail transit) line.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) said the works for Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) will resume in the second half of 2019 (2H2019), after progress had been stalled for about a year amid the government's move to reduce the cost of the project.

GEORGE TOWN (Jan 29): The Penang government has still not received the final feasibility report on the planned undersea tunnel, said Chow Kon Yeow (pictured), reported the Malay Mail yesterday.