News about SPAD

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Penang has yet to submit to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), an approved Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) for the state’s proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, according to transport minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, which has been blamed by the finance ministry (MoF) recently for poor management which resulted in a jump in the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project cost, said it had known the initial projected RM10 billion cost for the project was “inadequate”.

GEORGE TOWN (May 14): The Penang government said it will push for the light rail transit (LRT) project under the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan to be given priority by the Land Transport Commission (SPAD).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The construction of the high-impact East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) in Kelantan is progressing slightly ahead of schedule according to Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), which is optimistic about the economic spin-offs the connection will bring to the region.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): The construction of the high-impact East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) in Kelantan is progressing slightly ahead of schedule, according to Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) which is optimistic of the economic spin-offs that the connection will bring to the region.

PETALING JAYA (March 16): The KL Sentral-Subang Skypark rail service is expected to commence in early May, said Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) chief operating officer Rani Hashim Samsudin.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) will be displayed for public viewing for a month  from tomorrow (Dec 27).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Public inspection on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project starting Nov 1 will focus on the existing alignment featuring seven local stations, without the proposed station at the Forest City property development in Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): Malaysia Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is evaluating the proposal to build a Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (KL-Singapore HSR) station at the Forest City development on a reclaimed island in the Straits of Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): The Malaysian Government may expedite construction of the Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3) in the Klang Valley ahead of its planned completion in 2027 to reap the economic benefits of the project.