News about MRT

PETALING JAYA (June 2): The 486-acre Bandar Malaysia development in Sungai Besi, which was to house the terminus of the recently-stopped Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) line, is still attractive thanks to its strategic location and two future mass rapid transit (MRT) stations coming up there, reported The Edge weekly.

PETALING JAYA (June 2): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) can be “so much cheaper”, said newly sworn-in Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

  KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) accepts the Pakatan Harapan government’s decision to cancel the MRT Line 3 project, but hopes it will be revived once the country’s finances improve.

PETALING JAYA (June 1): Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh agrees with the cancellation of the third mass rapid transit line (MRT 3), but has suggested that the government direct funds to improving the bus services in parts of her constituency.

PETALING JAYA (May 31): The government will review, renegotiate or postpone “high-value” projects that are cumulatively worth RM10 billion, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured).

新政府上任，大举重整国家财务，多项霸级基础设施发展项目遭腰斩，备受瞩目的地铁三号线（MRT3）与马新高铁也难逃喊停命运。 对此，各界各持不同意见，有者希望政府重新审核基础工程所带来的乘数效应；也有业界人士认为，相关霸级工程的取消并不会重挫经济增长，市场无需过于担忧。 首相Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad分别在周一（5月28日）以及周三（5月30日）宣布两项霸级基础设施工程取消。 对于甫宣布的MRT3项目取消，业界人士普遍认为这项铁路公共交通计划腰斩，只会影响沿线的部分发展项目，但对于整体经济而言，影响并不显著。 大局为重 The One Property International Sdn Bhd 联合创办人与执行董事Stephen Yew表示，MRT3计划喊停，对于沿线的发展项目价格不会有太大冲击，因为公共交通系统对于地价与房价的带动效应需要很多年的时间才可看到收益，短期而言，不会重创发展商计划。 CBRE|WTW 董事经理Foo Gee Jen以及城市与交通系统规划师Goh Bok Yen则呼吁政府在重整国家财务之际，也应顾全公共交通设施连接，在取消MRT3之后，应该以其他成本较低的方案代替，让县市公交无缝连接。 Goh表示，MRT3的目的是为了连接现有的铁路公交，如捷运、地铁、火车以及Monorail，如果MRT3取消，可以考虑的替代方案是增加巴士类型与服务路线，让人们可以藉由公共交通前往目的地。 Foo附和道：“吉隆坡作为商业中心，公共交通连接尤为重要，政府应提出替代方案，或是再考虑兴建地铁的必要性。” RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd 资深研究员Loong Kok Wen认为，MRT3与马新高铁工程都是惠民计划，但由于国债高举，政府必须衡量优先利弊。 至于马新高铁的取消，同样引起各界讨论，各方意见不一。 经济稳定后应重新考虑 Savills Malaysia执行主席Christopher Boyd指出，马新高铁计划为锦上添花项目，并非必要执行的工程，虽然早前市场预期这项计划推行，将带动特定据点的土地价格，但其实整体计划并未公布确切地点，对于当地土地价格影响不大。 Sunway University Business School经济学教授 Dr Yeah Kim Leng认为，马新高铁取消无疑将冲击投资者信心，但他相信在国家经济渐入佳境后，政府或将重新考虑这项计划。 不过，KGV International Property Consultants Sdn Bhd 执行董事Samuel Tan说，马新高铁长期乘数效应不应被忽略，希望政府日后可以重新考虑推行这个项目。 EdgeProp.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): The cancellation of the third mass rapid transit line (MRT3) has caught investors by surprise and subsequently precipitated another broad market meltdown, which had fallen by the biggest single-day drop since 2008, according to UOB Kay Hian Securities (M) Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): The RM40 billion third mass rapid transit project (MRT3) is “dead in its track” and the downturn in rail contracts has been set in motion, with up to RM100.

PUTRAJAYA (May 31): The government is committed to the Johor Bahru-Singapore mass rapid transit (MRT) project, but will review its costs and terms and conditions, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

PETALING JAYA (May 30): The government has derailed yet another mega project — the latest casualty being the third mass rapid transit (MRT 3) line.