News about transport

KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): The Putrajaya monorail project, which has been abandoned since 2004, has been found to be not viable to continue based on the condition of the existing rail infrastructure, including the long-abandoned underground tunnel.

SEREMBAN (July 21): The construction project for the new Seremban Sentral railway station, which will become an integrated modern transport hub in the city, has reached 35% progress so far and is expected to be completed by March next year.

KLANG (June 28): The Ministry of Transport has identified several areas around stations along the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) Shah Alam Line for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD).

PETALING JAYA (Jan 15): Malaysia’s economy is near its potential, supported by stable monetary policy and gradual fiscal consolidation, signalling steady conditions despite external uncertainties.

The study found that commuters do not reject public transport outright, nor does the problem amount to system failure.

Phase 1 includes the development of three lines: the Blue Line from Rembus in Kota Samarahan to Hikmah Exchange in the city centre; the Red Line, from Kuching Sentral to Pending; and the Green Line, from Pending to Damai.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said consultants appointed for the study are currently conducting extensive domestic engagement sessions with federal ministries, state governments, relevant agencies and industry players to gather preliminary views and assess domestic market capacity.

An open tender for the second main civil works package (CMC2)—which covers the alignment from Macallum to Penang Sentral, including a bridge across the Penang Strait—will be launched soon.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook: Even though MAHB is a government-linked company, it is still subject to our licensing regulations.

LRT3 will begin operations at end-2025, connecting Bandar Utama–Damansara to Johan Setia, Klang in Selangor, serving 6,200 passengers per hour per direction.