News about transit

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Both George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd and Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) yesterday clarified that the dispute between them over the financing requirements for their joint venture (JV) company that is undertaking the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project is to do with the priority of funding options.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): Vertice Bhd’s wholly-owned unit Vertice Construction Sdn Bhd has bagged two contracts worth a combined RM22 million for works on the Mass Rapid Transit Sungai Buloh–Serdang–Putrajaya (SSP) Line, also known as MRT2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): A dispute has arisen between George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd and Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) over financing requirements for their joint-venture (JV) company that is undertaking the construction of the Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): MMC Corp Bhd group managing director (MD) Datuk Seri Che Khalib Mohamad Noh expects the government to revive the mass rapid transit 3 (MRT3) project, which is also known as the Circle Line, by year end.

  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.

  It has been almost two years since the Sungai Buloh-Kajang mass rapid transit (SBK MRT) line became fully operational in July 2017 and since then, transit-oriented developments (TODs) can be seen popping up along the 51km rail line.

JOHOR BAHRU (April 17): Johor Corp (JCorp), the southern state’s biggest state-owned enterprise, is urging the federal government to expedite the development of the Johor Bahru-Singapore rapid transit system (RTS) link, as the corporation spearheads the rejuvenation of the central business district (CBD) in the state’s capital city.

  JOHOR BAHRU (April 11): The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link project is more viable and urgent compared to reviving the crooked bridge or a third bridge project with the island republic said an MP.

  SEPANG (April 9): Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to suspend the Rapid Transit System (RTS) linking Johor Bahru and the island republic for a six-month period.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) and Cyberview Sdn Bhd had on Wednesday (April 3) signed a mutual agreement to enable the construction of an MRT station for the MRT Sungai Buloh–Serdang–Putrajaya Line within the Cyberjaya City Centre.