News about MRT3

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Major public transportation players in the country have pledged their support towards Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT3), given the megaproject's beneficial outcomes.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has committed up to RM50 billion in financing for the Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3) Circle Line project, whose initial estimated construction cost is RM31 billion plus land acquisition of RM8 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): The Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3) Circle Line project, which is estimated to cost around RM31 billion, will be fully operational by 2030 after receiving the approval from the government.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the tender for construction works on the Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3) Circle Line project will be opened for tender in May.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has confirmed the resignation of Datuk Wira Azhar Abdul Hamid as its chairman and director.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): The recently approved Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3) Circle Line project is set to catalyse socio-economic growth throughout Malaysia, according to Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 14): The study on the proposed Kuala Lumpur-Iskandar Puteri High Speed Rail (HSR) project has been done and is set to be submitted to the Cabinet, economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed revealed in a FMT report today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): MRT Corp said in its briefing last week said that the MRT3 mega project will be “game changer” with high “spillover effects” that will boost the technological capabilities of local talent, “support socio-economic development across urban areas along the route and create jobs for Malaysians”.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Sunway Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah sees some light at the end of the tunnel for businesses after the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak last year, with a brighter outlook offered by vaccines and pent-up demand.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): While the roll-out of the Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) augurs well for the construction sector, some analysts remain sceptical about the project due to political uncertainty and government funding constraint.